ABSTRACT
German/American soprano, born in Perleberg. She studied in Berlin, made her debut in Hamburg in 1910, and was quickly recognized as a Wagner interpreter. She made her first recording in 1914, and would eventually release more than 500 discs. In 1916 she was engaged by the Vienna Opera, where she gained fame for her Marschallin. Her U.S. debut was in 1930 in Chicago, as Sieglinde, a role she took to her Metropolitan Opera debut on 11 Jan 1934. American audiences also appreciated greatly her fine Lieder recitals. In 1945 she became a U.S. citizen, and gave her last recital in 1951. Lehmann settled in California, and died in Santa Barbara. The library of the University of California, Santa Barbara, performing arts collection houses Lehmann’s archives (Website: https:// www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/pa/pamss02.html). The Lotte Lehmann Foundation was founded in 1988 to promote the study of classic art song, and holds an annual singing competition.
