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Lilli Lehmann
12+ albums
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Lilli Lehmann, born Elisabeth Maria Lehmann, later Elisabeth Maria Lehmann-Kalisch (November 24, 1848 Würzburg – May 17, 1929 Berlin) was a German operatic soprano of phenomenal versatility. She was also a voice teacher. The future opera star's father, Karl-August Lehmann, was a singer (Heldentenor) while her mother, Maria Theresia Löw (1809–1885), was a soprano. Her first lessons were from her mother, who had been a prima donna under Spohr at the Kassel opera. After singing small parts on the stage, for example in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte at Prague in 1866, and studies under Heinrich Laube in Leipzig, Lehmann made her proper debut in 1870 in Berlin as a light soprano in Meyerbeer's Das Feldlager in Schlesien. She subsequently became so successful that she was appointed an Imperial Chamber Singer for life in 1876. Lehmann sang in the first Bayreuth Festival in 1876, singing in the first complete performances of The Ring Cycle as Woglinde and Helmwige. She performed in London in 1884, and appeared at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1885–1899. Together with her Met colleagues Fischer, Alvary, Brandt, and Seidl, she helped to popularise Wagner's music in America. By remaining in America beyond the leave granted her by the Berlin Opera, she faced a ban following her return to Germany. After the personal intervention of the Emperor, the ban was lifted. She appeared at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1899 and sang in Paris and Vienna in 1903 and 1909 respectivel
top songs
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Or sai chi l'onore (Don Giovanni, Act I)
262Non mi dir, bell´idol mio (Don Giovanni)
243Norma: Casta Diva
164Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen
155Ach ich liebte (Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
126Freudvoll und leidvoll
127Freudvoll und Ieidvoll (rec. 1905, Berlin/ ODEON: X 50078)
128Long Long Ago (rec. 1905, Berlin/ ODEON RECORD: No.50071)
129Le Nozze Di Figaro: Wenn di sanften Abendlüfte
1110La Traviata: Alfredo, Alfredo, in questo core
11albums
Lebendige Vergangenheit - Lilli Lehmann
Lilli Lehmann (Recorded 1906 - 1907)
Great Opera Singers - Lilli Lehmann / Recordings 1906 - 1907
Prima Voce: Lilli Lehmann
How to Sing: Vocal Techniques from the Legendary Opera Singer Lilli Lehmann
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The Record of Singing 1899-1952
Operatic Recital
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The Definitive Collection of the 19th Century's Greatest Virtuosos： Female Singers 1 (pre-1915 Vintage Record)
The Magnificence Of Lilli Lehmann
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Prima Voce: The Era Of Adelina Patti
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Richard Wagner on Record
Die Unsterbliche Stimme: Lilli Lehmann