CHAPTER 4 A Chambermaid in Valhalla August 25, 1910. First rehearsal: Gerhilde in Die Walküre. Felix Landau, the coach, thundered out the “Ride of the Valkyries” at the piano and Lotte, with a quick prayer and a big breath, let loose a hearty...
Beaumont Glass and his wife moved into Lehmann’s old house in 1987 in order to write her biography. He had been her assistant at the Music Academy of the West, and his wife had studied with Lehmann. Francis Holden gave them complete access to everything...
INTRODUCTION Arturo Toscanini called her “the greatest artist in the world.” Richard Strauss uttered the words that are now engraved on her tombstone: “Sie hat gesungen, dass es Sterne rührte”—her singing moved the stars. Puccini preferred her...
LL’s letter to Consel General Young on behalf of Ulanowsky LL’s reference to Fidelio is to that opera that she directed at the Music Academy of the West. Probably 1937
It’s important to remember that these excerpts were recorded onto acetates right there in the hall. There is surface noise, audience coughs, stage clatter, and distortion cause by the microphone picking up a timpani when, really, a vocal line was desired. The...
1934: Met debut, recitals in the US, and her return to Europe 1934 reviews, from Boston recital 9 March 1934. Oil painting of Lehmann, possibly as Manon Lescaut, hanging at the Music Academy of the West. Painting in pastel of Lehmann as the Marschallin at the MAW...
