Lotte Lehmann

as Myrtocle " Die toten Augen" by d'Albert
Lotte Lehmann
1888-1976
German Soprano
Studied in Berlin with Mathilde Mallinger.Debut at Hamburg as the 2nd Page in “ Lohengrin” by Wagner . Vienna debut as Eva in “Die Meistersanger” by Wagner in 1914.She Created the Strauss Roles of The Composer in “Ariadne aud Naxos” in Stuttgart 1912 , The Dyers wife in ‘ Die Frau ohne Schatten” at Vienna 1912 and Christine in “Intermezzo” Dresden 1912.Royal Opera Covent Garden , London 1914 and again 1924-35.Sang at the Salzburg Festival between 1924-35 . Travelled to the US in 1930 and sang at Chicago . Metropolitan and San Franciso opera staying until 1945.She continued with recitals until 1951.After her retirement she taught singing at the Music Academy Santa Barbara>Her many roles included Lisa ‘Queen of Spades” by Tchaikovsky , Elsa “Tannhauser” by Wagner, Mimi ‘La Boheme” by Puccini, Tosca ‘Tosca” by Puccini ,Manon ‘Manon Lescaut” by Puccini , Madama Butterly ‘Madama Butterfly” by Puccini , Giorgetta “Il Tabarro” by Puccini, Rachel “La Juive” by Halevy and Tatiana “Eugene Onegin” by Tchaikovsky.