In 1910, Enrico Caruso was so captivated by a twenty-two-year-old German soprano singing her first season at the Hamburg State Opera that he cried, “She has the voice of an Italian!” Lotte Lehmann also enchanted the likes of Puccini, Klemperer, and even...
All photos taken by Toni Frissell. LL greeted by Mrs. Belmont Mrs. Belmont still in attendance. with Mrs. Belmont Mrs. Belmont A poignant moment as LL looks down from the box to the stage where she sang.
I was too young to have heard Lehmann live in either opera or recital modes, but have always heard the same admonition: “The recordings, no matter how good, are nothing compared to experiencing Lehmann live!” Here’s what her friend, colleague, and later, biographer...
The brick stairs were built by Frances Holden. Swimming pool half-way down the property, showing a bit of the house above. Holden loved books and built her own bookshelves throughout the house. Though I saw Lehmann teach in the living room (downstairs), later they...
Must everything great singers record be great? We are interested in a broad range of their performances because we want to discover as much about their talent as possible. Lotte Lehmann seldom fails. Her enthusiasm, commitment, and ardor come across in spite of...
I know that you may have all these photos, but on the chance that you don’t, or just haven’t seen them in a long while, here they are, with my captions. Aloha, Gary with me in a barong tagalog and jaime in his polo barong, we can assume this was during a...
