Lilli Lehmann

Lilli Lehmann (actually Elisabeth Maria Lehmann, later Elisabeth Maria Lehmann- Kalisch; * November 24, 1848 in Würzburg, † May 17, 1929 in Berlin) was a German opera singer (soprano) and singing teacher.

Life

Lehmann and her younger sister Marie (1851-1931) spent her childhood in Prague and were formed by Cölistin Müller and by her mother, a singer and harpist Maria Theresia Löw ( 1809-1885 ). Lehmann's father was the hero tenor Karl- August Lehmann.

Lehmann had 1865 first boy in Mozart's Magic Flute at the German National Theatre in Prague debut, the commitment in Gdansk, Leipzig and at the Berlin Court Opera ( 1870-1885 ) followed. First used as a coloratura soprano, she sang soon and dramatic roles, 1876 at the request of Richard Wagner at the premiere of the Ring cycle, the Woglinde that Helmwige and the voice of the forest bird. 1885 followed an invitation from the Metropolitan Opera (Met) in New York City, where she was hailed as outstanding interpreter of German and Italian opera roles.

Lehmann married in 1888 the tenor Paul Kalisch ( 1855-1946 ). The marriage went a son (David). Lehmann returned in 1891 with her family to Germany and later belonged to the ensemble of the Berlin Court Opera at. In the following years she appeared in the U.S., in Paris and in London, she worked as a singing teacher. Her pupils included Gustav and Franz Zeitzschel Egenieff. Lehmann was one of the greatest Wagner and Mozart interpreters of the time. In Berlin, she belonged to the circle around Marie Schleinitz.

In Lehmann's suggestions, the Salzburg Mozart festivals in the years 1901-1910 went back where she performed as a singer and directed. In 1916 she called the Summer Academy at the Mozarteum Conservatory in life, now organized by the Mozarteum University, with over 60 master classes, is one of the world's largest and most prestigious institutions of its kind.

Writings

  • My vocal art. Berlin, 1902. 3rd edition 1922. ( Textbook )
  • My vocal art. Munich: . Hörberg Maximilian, 2008 3 completely empty. revised. Edition (ISBN 978-3000225932 ).
  • How to sing. New York: Macmillan, 1902, 3rd edition 1924, reprint. Mineola, NY: Dover, 1993 (English edition of My vocal art ) Translation:. Richard Aldrich.
  • My way. Autobiography. Leipzig 1913 ( reprint 1977).
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