Teresa Stich-Randall ( Stich; 24 December 1927 17 July 2007) was a
European-based American
soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...
opera singer
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libretti ...
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, 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
under Ivan Velikanoff. She later studied music at
.