Candid Lehmann Photos

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Music Academy of the West
Music Academy of the West parking lot
by the pool in back of Orplid
One of her many honorary diplomas
Unknown male with LL
Unknown male and female with LL
Indian reservation with LL far right
from the Reata magazine
Santa Barbara beachcomber
Salzburg
Salzburg
On Board
Salzburg
Salzburg
Salzburg
Adair McGowan giving LL some sugar (1959).
Laughter from both Lehmann and Bumbry 1959
Lehmann in a Salzburg garden
Shopping with Ezio Pinza
At Home in Vienna

LL at the reopening of the Vienna Opera 1955

The photo below shows Lehmann at the 1955 re-opening of the Vienna Opera with two of her colleagues from the past. She’s busy adjusting a gown malfunction while one of the men is obviously interested. You can view many more Lehmann photos from this historic event on a page that also includes her speaking about the whole experience.

Newspaper Photos

LL (center), with her husband Otto (left) and Australian host (right) on her first tour of Australia (1937)
Unknown date or newspaper
Unknown date or source
An announcement of LL with Richard Tauber signing
Signing autographs, perhaps in Salzburg?
LL in Mirabellpark, Salzburg
LL at the piano (with dog) in her Vienna apartment
Otto and Lotte leaving the Vienna City Hall after their wedding. They could not have a church wedding because he was Catholic and she, Protestant. Also, he was divorced.
LL with her dogs at the pool at Orplid
Another photo, but without the pool.
Happy in Salzburg 1934
Her favorite car; she’s at the steering wheel, but only for the photo. She’s looking at the dog. 1929
Returning to Vienna after her European tour 1929
The structure behind the woman is the Neue Residenz (New Residenz). The prominent square tower directly behind her head is the Salzburg Carillon Tower (Salzburger Glockenspielturm). The Fountain: Visible on the far right edge of the frame is the upper portion of the landmark Residenzbrunnen. This massive 17th-century structure is celebrated as one of the largest Baroque fountains outside of Italy. The Landscape: On the left edge of the photo, the silhouette of the Kapuzinerberg hill is visible in the distance. Historical Context & Fashion: The image likely dates back to the late 1920s or early 1930s. This era is indicated by the woman’s classic cloche hat (a fitted, bell-shaped hat popular in the era), her heavy winter overcoat with a stylized neck-tie closure, and the large vintage car headlight she is leaning against.