Teresa Stich-Randall

Teresa Stich-Randall ( Stich; 24 December 1927 17 July 2007) was a European-based American soprano opera singer.

Biography Teresa Stich was born in West Hartford, Connecticut, to John Stich (1898–1957) and Mary Theresa ( Zils) Stich (1904–1986) on Christmas Eve, 1927. She had a brother, Edward. She studied at the Hartt College of Music under Ivan Velikanoff. She later studied music at Columbia University and at the University of Perugia. She made her operatic debut in the role of "Henrietta M." in Virgil Thomson's The Mother of Us All in 1947, and she sang the title role in Otto Luening's Evangeline in 1948. by Arturo Toscanini, who engaged her for a series of performances with his NBC Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

In 1962, the Austrian Government awarded her the title of Kammersängerin, given to esteemed vocal artists.

Stich-Randall appeared on a number of notable recordings including Falstaff, Der Rosenkavalier, The Marriage of Figaro and Orfeo ed Euridice.