Legendary: The most feared and revered conductor of the 20th century, Arturo Toscanini, called Lotte Lehmann “the greatest artist in the world.” One of the early 20th century’s really successful composers, Richard Strauss, uttered the words that are now engraved on...
Sincere thanks to the University of California Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections, for the use of elements from the Lotte Lehmann estate. Their staff, which helped greatly, included David Seubert, Zak Liebhaber, and Nadine Turner. Special thanks...
Asleep on her sofa after driving my baritone friend from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, I could never have guessed that a music lesson with this old German lady would change my life. I certainly didn’t snooze during any more of these lessons in the interpretation of...
This presentation is designed to illustrate and illuminate numerous aspects of Lotte Lehmann’s art and life with photos, videos, and especially audio examples of her singing. I am a lifelong admirer of Lehmann the singer, the teacher, and the person. When I met her in...
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Nupen in 1955 At the age of twenty, I travelled from London to Vienna by train, third class, for the reopening of the Vienna State Opera. That took place in November 1955. It was the biggest musical event in Europe since the start of the war in 1939. I was unable to...
