Lehmann in 1990 Opera News Magazine

Lehmann in 1990 Opera News Magazine

Opera News magazine ran a photo of Lehmann accompanied by Bruno Walter at the head of its article "On Wings of Song" by Peter G. Davis in July 1990. August Opera News included an article by Albere Innaurato in which he wrote "RCA... provides a fine Lotte Lehmann collection that included some rare or unreleased performances, most from late in her career. (78092RG) EMI has a Lehmann disc with mostly expected arias in good transfers (CDH7-61042-2), but for a really thrilling collection, look to the two Pearl issues (GEMM CD9409 and 9410). On the first, we have an intense account of the Berceuse from Jocelyn, the Tosca duets in Italian with Jan Kiepura, and the Fledermaus and Zigeunerbaron records, including the Act II finales, both with Tauber. There are also songs—by Jensen, Eulenberg and Werner—charming in themselves, sung with unforgettable joy and tenderness. On the second CD are three of Lehmann's best records from this period: 'Elle a fui' from Hoffman, Maddalena's narrative from Andrea Chenier, and 'Psyche Wandelt' from D'Albert's Die Toten Augen, a three dimensional exhibition of sex in sound."

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