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Charlotte "Lotte" Pauline Sophie Lehmann (February 27, 1888 – August 26, 1976) was a German-American lyric soprano noted for her successful performances with international opera houses, on the recital stage and in teaching.
Lotte Lehmann was a German-born American lyric-dramatic soprano, particularly renowned for her performances of the songs of Robert Schumann and in the roles of Leonore in Ludwig van Beethoven’s opera Fidelio and of the Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose).
Here’s a beginning page of Lehmann Letters. Other speculations on Lehmann’s personal life involve her relations with women. There is no evidence that she was sexually active with women. She did live with Frances Holden from 1938 (the year of the death of her husband Otto Krause) until her own death in 1976.
Soprano Lotte Lehmann (born on 27 February 1888, Germany; died on 26 August 1976 USA) made her operatic debut at the Hamburg Opera in 1910 and sang her last recital in August 1951. One of the greatest singers of the 20th century, creator of roles by Strauss and Korngold, Lehmann emigrated to the United States in 1937.
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May 21, 2018 · Lehmann, Lotte ( b Perleberg, 1888; d Santa Barbara, Calif., 1976). Ger.-born soprano (Amer. cit. 1945). Début Hamburg 1909 as 3rd Boy in Die Zauberflöte. Vienna début 1914. Joined Vienna Opera 1916, remaining until 1938, singing leading roles in Wagner, Strauss, Mozart, Puccini, and Beethoven.
Aug 27, 1976 · Lotte Lehmann, one of the most illustrious operatic sopranos and lieder singers of her day, died in her sleep yesterday at her home in Santa Barbara, Calif. She was 88 years old and had been in...
Lotte Lehmann, the newest star of our Court Opera—I mean the word “star” in its purest sense, without that slightly ironical connotation which would not apply to this God-gifted artist—became a tumultuously applauded darling of our concert audience, entirely through the heartfelt, nobly natural rendition of a few songs, with which she ...
German-born naturalized US singer, who was one of the great lyric sopranos of her era. Born into a family of musicians, she studied singing in Berlin, chiefly with Mathilde Mallinger (1847–1920), Wagner's original Eva in The Mastersingers.
Feb 27, 2019 · Charlotte “Lotte” Lehmann was one of the great interpreters of the German repertory. Born on February 27, 1888 in Perleberg, she was encouraged by her father to take up a more “practical” career, but she was determined to study singing.
The soprano Lotte Lehmann, who was born in Germany in 1888 and died in the United States in 1976, was profoundly admired by some of the greatest composers and performers of her day. Richard Strauss said “Her singing moved the stars,” Giacomo Puccini said she was his favourite Suor Angelica, and Arturo Toscanini called her “The greatest ...
