Volume 2: Foreword

Benita Valente Lehmann’s 1954 drawing of Valente On the long path to becoming a professional singer, I was fortunate to work with a number of exceptional musicians. My high school music teacher in Delano, California, Chester Hayden, was the first among them, and it...

Volume 2: Acknowledgements

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

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:...