Teresa Stich-Randall

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

[3] 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),[4] by Arturo Toscanini, who engaged her for a series of performances with his NBC Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

[3] 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.

[2] 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.

[6] Stich-Randall appeared on a number of notable recordings including Falstaff, Der Rosenkavalier, The Marriage of Figaro and L'Orfeo.