LL’s Accompanists

This is a translation of Lehmann’s typewritten article “Konzertbegleiter” found in Lehmann auf Deutsch. Professor Ferdinand Foll [who had been a personal friend of Hugo Wolf] from the Vienna State Opera, was the first to accompany me in so-called...

LL’s Essay “Growing Up”

Possible Addition? We have discovered this single typewritten page that Lehmann has obviously preceded with other information, for this finds “2” at its top. Though if Lehmann were contemplating writing a second memoire this wouldn’t do justice to...

LL: An Appreciation of her Recorded Legacy

by Gary Hickling I wrote this for the 1988 Lotte Lehmann Centennial held at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The intervening years may have altered some of my thoughts, but there is still plenty of useful information in these pages.

Australian Diary in English

Beneath the Southern Cross The first page is missing, so I’ve translated one from Lehmann German version of this diary. I want to keep a real diary about my trip to Australia – I’ve made it my goal. I’m curious to see whether I’ll be able...

Herman Klein Reviews Lehmann Recordings

From the book Herman Klein and The Gramophone edited by William R. Moran, we have a chance to read what this vocal expert had to say about Lehmann’s recordings as they were released between 1925–1934. At the bottom of all of Klein’s reviews I’ve...