Frances Holden

Frances and Lotte riding in back of Orplid. During a break from filming Big City, Lehmann sculpts Holden. Terracotta bust of Lehmann in their Orplid garden Lehmann’s drawing of Frances A video of Frances in her last year of life, and one of her in her 40sz...

An Evening with Lotte Lehmann

From the Chronology Two reviews on LL’s “Evening with Lotte Lehmann” Below, a New York Times review, entitled “Lotte Lehmann Show Bows on West Coast” SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 11—Lotte Lehmann’s concert- show, “Opera, Song and...

Lehmann/Wagner Webinars of April 2021

I was honored to be asked by the Wagner Society of London to present two webinars: Lotte Lehmann as Wagner Singer, and Lotte Lehmann as Wagner Teacher. With the Society’s permission, we can offer both video and audio recordings of the two events: April 9 and 16,...

DFD Memorial Singing Strauss

Zueignung/Dedication: Poetry by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812-1864) Ja, du weißt es, teure Seele, Daß ich fern von dir mich quäle, Liebe macht die Herzen krank, Habe Dank. Einst hielt ich, der Freiheit Zecher, Hoch den Amethysten-Becher, Und du segnetest den...