Actor
Born Feb 2, 1919 · Burgdorf, Switzerland
Active 1938–2012 · Awards: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Swiss Grand Prix for performing arts / Hans Reinhart Ring, Österreichischer Kammersänger, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art First Class
Lisa Della Casa was a Swiss soprano most admired for her interpretations of major heroines in operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Strauss, and of German lieder.