Lehmann, Lotte#
Lehmann, Lotte, b. Perleberg (Germany), Feb. 27, 1888, d. Santa Barbara (USA), Aug. 26, 1976soprano, Kammersaengerin*. 1916-1938 highly popular artist at the Vienna State Opera (esp. as an interpreter of Strauss); sang from 1924 also at Covent Garden, from 1938 at the New York Metropolitan Opera. Also renowned for her lieder interpretations; resigned from the stage in 1951. Grave of honour at the Zentralfriedhof cemetery, Vienna.
Works#
Orplid, mein Land, 1936 (novel); Anfang und Aufstieg, 1937; More than Singing, 1945; My Many Lives, 1948; Singing with R. Strauss, 1964.Literature#
B. Glass, L. L., 1988; A. Jefferson, L. L., 1988; B. W. Wessling, L. L., 1995.