The way Lehmann sings this aria, recorded in the same year that she took on the role, (1927, the centennial of Beethoven’s death), offers one a sample of her histrionic talents, as well as her secure vocal range. When Lehmann sings the word “liebe”...
Though best known for opera and Lieder performances, Lehmann also sang and recorded lighter music: operetta, Viennese waltz songs, and pop songs of her day. This is the place to sample this delightful outpouring of spirit and joy! Let’s start with one of the few...
One of Lehmann’s major biographers, Beaumont Glass writes of his association with her. I have been asked to write about my own experience with Mme. Lehmann at Santa Barbara. It began in the early spring of 1957. I had just survived my second season as a stage...
Beaumont Glass writes: Lotte and Jeanette MacDonald began working together in the summer of 1944, to prepare the role of Marguerite in Faust for some performances with the Chicago Opera. After their first two-hour session, Miss MacDonald telephoned Constance and told...
Rose Bampton offered these memories of Lotte Lehmann in an interview with Beaumont Glass in January 1986: When I was asked to sing Elisabeth in Tannhäuser for the first time, I remembered Lotte in that role and longed to study it with her; but I didn’t dare to...
Here are some reviews of Die Walküre and Lehmann’s portrayal of Sieglinde in both the recorded and live performances she gave. Below, you’ll also find LL’s own description of scenes from the opera. These following excerpts are mentioned in the...
