Frederica von Stade
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Frederica von Stade is an American former classical singer. Best known for her work in opera, she was also a recitalist and concert artist, and she recorded more than a hundred albums and videos. She
Frederica von Stade, January 19, 1985
Francis Skiddy von Stade Sr.
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Francis Skiddy von Stade was a champion polo player and the president of the Saratoga Association from 1943 to 1955.
Frederica von Stade
…took her to the Salzburg Festival to hear Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Christa Ludwig in Der Rosenkavalier. With the help of a graduation gift from her grandfather, she spent a gap year studying and working in Paris before getting a job as a salesgirl in the stationery department of Tiffany's, New York City. She…
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Sketch of the Francis Skiddy steamboat by Samuel Ward Stanton, c. 1895
J. Parks, Harry Payne Whitney, and F. Skiddy von Stade Sr., c. 1914.