Excerpts from Music Academy of the West by Sharon Crawford Legendary German operatic soprano and lieder singer Lotte Lehmann attended the [luncheon meeting at the Montecito Country Club on 22 September 1946]…Many of the luncheon guests were in Santa Barbara to...
By Beaumont Glass Lotte Lehmann was one of the most beloved singers of her era. She was a favorite of Richard Strauss, Giacomo Puccini, Hans Pfitzner, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Bruno Walter, Arturo Toscanini, Otto Klemperer, and Thomas Mann. Many who heard her consider...
LL with pet 1930 “Aus Lotte Lehmanns Archiv” — Folge 1 Manuskript und Produktion: Georg Hirsch Am Mikrofon Georg Hirsch. Heute stoebern wir im Archiv einer deutschen Saengerin, deren Spuren sich durch ganz Amerika ziehen. Lotte Lehmann, geboren 1888...
By Dan Gundlach Singing That Moved the Stars There are many opera fans who lament the passing of the “golden age” of singing. According to these mavens, this golden age reached its pinnacle in some previous generation, whether that of Callas and di...
By Dr. Dan Jacobsen, Professor of Music, Western University Though Prussian-born and eventually American-naturalized, the beloved soprano Lotte Lehmann came to represent to the world the traditional Viennese qualities of charm, breeding and warm-heartedness. She...
Lotte Lehmann war mit ihrer künstlerischen Ausdruckskraft und der Einzigartigkeit ihrer Stimme eine der bedeutendsten Sängerinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Ein Kritiker schrieb einmal über sie: Ihre Stimme jauchzte lerchenhaft auf, um nachtigallensüß zu verschweben. Sie...
