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{{short description|American opera singer (1927–2007)}}File:Teresa Stich-Randall.png|thumb|right|Stich-Randall at the University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganFile:Feuerhalle Simmering - Urnenhain (Abteilung 2) - Teresa Stich-Randall 02.jpg|thumb|right|Feuerhalle SimmeringFeuerhalle SimmeringTeresa Stich-Randall ({{nee}} Stich; 24 December 1927 {{spaced ndash}} 17 July 2007) was a European-based American soprano opera singer. "Soprano Teresa Stich-Randall Dies at 79", playbillarts.com, 23 July 2007.

Biography

Teresa Stich was born in West Hartford, Connecticut, to John Stich (1898–1957) and Mary Theresa ({{nee}} 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.Her first appearance in a major production was at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in 1943. "Acclaimed Soprano Teresa Stich-Randall, 79", Washingtonpost.com, 25 July 2007. She made her operatic debut in the role of "Henrietta M.""Teresa Stich-Randall, 79, American Operatic Soprano, Is Dead", nytimes.com, 24 July 2007 (with correction, 4 August 2007). in Virgil Thomson's The Mother of Us All in 1947, and she sang the title role in Otto Luening's Evangeline in 1948.She was discovered in the late 1940s, having adopted the name Randall to her surname (she reportedly said it was a favorite uncle's name),WEB,weblink Hartford, Connecticut Breaking News, Sports & Entertainment - Hartford Courant, Courant.com, 27 November 2021, by Arturo Toscanini, who engaged her for a series of performances with his NBC Symphony Orchestra in New York City. Toscanini described her at the time as "the find of the century". She appeared as Nanetta in his two-part NBC radio broadcast of Verdi's Falstaff, in 1950, one of Toscanini's most acclaimed performances. It was also released on LP, 45-RPM, and CD.Stich-Randall travelled on a Fulbright Scholarship to Europe, where she made her name as a singer. She made her European debut in Weber's Oberon in Florence in 1951; she played a mermaid and astonished the audience by singing while she swam in the fountain of the Boboli Gardens. She won a competition in Lausanne the following year. This led to appearances with the Basel Opera in Switzerland. She was a regular performer with the Vienna State Opera and at the Salzburg Festival. From 1955, she was a regular at summer events at Aix-en-Provence in France, where her portrayals of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni and the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro were highly esteemed. Adieu à Donna Anna, altamusica.com; accessed 16 November 2021 (in French)In 1962, the Austrian Government awarded her the title of Kammersängerin, given to esteemed vocal artists. She made her debut at the Chicago Lyric Opera as Gilda in Rigoletto in 1955. She first sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in Così fan tutte in 1961 and remained on their roster of singers until 1966. She made her Boston debut in 1963 for the Peabody Mason Concert series.Louis Chapin, Christian Science Monitor, 16 February 1963.Stich-Randall appeared on a number of notable recordings including Falstaff, Der Rosenkavalier, The Marriage of Figaro and L'Orfeo.Her career had largely ended by 1980 and she died in Vienna, aged 79, in 2007, of natural causes. She was cremated at Feuerhalle Simmering, where her ashes are buried.WEB,weblink You are being redirected..., Operanews.com, 27 November 2021,

References

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External links

• The Countess from The Marriage of Figaro, YouTube, audio only
• As Eurydice in Gluck's opera (YouTube, audio only)
• Donna Anna in Don Giovanni (YouTube, video)

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