Of the recording Lehmann made of “Liebestod” from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, J. B. Steane rhetorically questions:”Has one ever heard an Isolde who so tenderly mirrors the smile she sees in the dead face, or who rises quite so humanly to the great...
We’ll begin with two takes of a 1924 recording session that was prompted by the success Lehmann was having with Korngold’s Die tote Stadt in Vienna and Berlin. The recorded duet with Richard Tauber from that opera was such a triumph that it has never been out of...
Jeritza sings “Wie nahte mir…” from Weber’s Der Freischütz. Lehmann sings “Wie nahte mir…” from Weber’s Der Freischütz. Jeritza sings “Alles pflegt…” from Weber’s Der Freischütz. Lehmann sings...
My introduction commentary to this music Lehmann sings with my commentary on the monolog, words seen above. Lehmann sings “Kann mich auch…” without commentary. This is taken from the famous 1933 HMV recording of Der Rosenkavalier with Robert Heger...
Here is a recording of Lehmann’s interview with Studs Terkel in which they discuss her 1924 debut as the Marschallin. Lehmann/Terkel on her Marschallin She sang the role of Marschallin for a long time (1924–1945) and even recorded a selection in 1925 (acoustic) soon...
