Many thanks to Benita Valente for her Foreword. Her long study with Lotte Lehmann allows her an uncommon perspective. Thanks also to her son, Peter Checcia, for providing Lehmann’s drawing of Benita. For the use of elements from the Lotte Lehmann estate, thanks to...
Lotte Lehmann & Her Legacy Volume 2 By Gary Hickling Before the preliminary material, here’s a clip from Lehmann’s appearance in MGM’s Big City. Volume 2: Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword Preface Dedication Chapter 1: Short Bio:...
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Nacht und Träume” must be one of the most evocative of Schubert’s Lieder. The poem is by Matthäus Kasimir von Collin. Listen for the change of key in the middle of the song, which seems to alter the whole feeling. Prey sings Schubert’s “Nacht und...
