- Participated in the first complete opera recorded by the Metropolitan Opera Company in 1947. The opera, released that same year by Columbia Records, was Engelbert Humperdinck's "Hansel und Gretel," sung in Constance Bache's English translation. Singing the role of Hansel, she was joined by fellow Met luminaries Nadine Conner (Gretel), Thelma Votipka (The Witch), Claramae Turner (The Mother), and John Brownlee (The Father). Max Rudolf led the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus for this recording, which remained in print through the early 1980s.
- Became a grandmother for the 1st time at age 76 when her son Nicolas Surovy and his wife Marguerite Surovy became parents to a daughter, Marisa Z. Surovy, on October 7, 1989.
- In 1945, Stevens' voice was insured for $1 million by Lloyd's of London.
- Prima donna at the New York Metropolitan Opera House from 1939-1960. Also appeared in films, notably opposite Nelson Eddy in The Chocolate Soldier (1941) and Bing Crosby in Going My Way (1944).
- Inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
- Her younger brother Lewis died in World War II.
- Recipient of the 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honors.
- She very nearly lived to be 100 years old.
- Gave birth to her only child at age 31, son Nicolas Vincent Surovy, professionally known as Nicolas Surovy, on June 30, 1944, a product of the marriage to her only husband, Walter Szurovy. Both father and son were professional actors.
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