Lotte Lehmann & Her Legacy Vol. V

Volume V provides actual sound recordings of Lehmann’s master classes of opera arias and opera scenes. Besides her classic roles (the Marschallin, Elsa, Elisabeth, Fidelio, Manon), she teaches operas in which she never sang (Aïda, Un ballo in maschera, Samson et Dalila). The roles that she sang for world or Vienna premiers are represented: Intermezzo and Arabella by Strauss, Suor Angelica by Puccini). The master classes were taught at the Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara; Wigmore Hall, London; Northwestern University, Chicago; and New England Conservatory of Music, Boston; among others). There are also recordings of private lessons that Lehmann taught at her home.