The words for “Doubt” were written by Nestor Vasil’yevich Kukol’nik (1809-1868) Be stopped, restlesness of passion!Fall asleep, hopeless heart!I weep, I suffer,The soul is tired of separation;I suffer, I weep,Not to sob the grief into tears.In vain hope to...
Angel Peña playing in the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra 1983 This page is devoted to the Filipino composer and bassist, Angel Peña. He passed away 22 December 2014. You will find a bio on Mr. Peña at the bottom of this page. Angel’s daughter, Irma sent the...
This is the somewhat incomplete listing of Lehmann’s opera appearances that the Vienna Opera archives offers.
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...
“It was difficult” Lehmann said “To control myself when Jon Vickers sang “Winterstürme” from Walküre. The moment he stopped was where I had come in as Sieglinde.” Review of Irving Kolodin in the April 30, 1966 issue...
