Frederica Von Stade to Host New NYFOS Radio Program, No Song Is Safe From Us

Frederica Von Stade will host No Song Is Safe From Us, a new 13-hour series from the WFMT Radio Network that will highlight the work of New York Festival of Song (NYFOS). The program is scheduled to debut in 2011.

The material for No Song Is Safe From Us will be drawn from the NYFOS recorded archives as well as its acclaimed published recordings. In its 22 seasons, the company has presented such concerts as Lost Tribes Of Vaudeville (Jewish and African-American vaudeville numbers), the jazz-oriented Fats and Fields (featuring music of Fats Waller and lyrics by Dorothy Fields); Latin Lovers (a celebration of art song and theater music from Argentina, Brazil and Cuba), Kurt Weill’s Berlin (including cabaret songs from Berlin in the 1920s), and Fugitives (music by composers fleeing Nazi Europe in the 1930’s and 1940’s) , all of which are under consideration for broadcast.

Among the vocalists who have participated in previous NYFOS events are Stephanie Blythe, Joseph Kaiser, Judy Kaye, Dina Kuznetsova, and William Burden.

Von Stade made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in 1970 and has sung nearly all of her great roles with that company. In addition, she has appeared with every leading American opera company, and in Europe has appeared at Teatro alla Scala, Royal Opera Covent Garden, the Vienna State Opera, and the Paris Opera.

For further information, visit: www.nyfos.org.