To help preserve and perpetuate Lotte Lehmann's legacy, the Foundation, by partnering with various commercial record labels on new recording projects, is committed to the production of a series of compact discs honoring her achievements.

In September of 2006, Arabesque Recordings released 'A Lotte Lehmann Tribute,' the first CD in the series, which celebrates Lehmann's artistic legacy and explores her artistry through a carefully selected collection of interviews, msuical performances (old and new), and reminiscences by Lehmann students and associates.

Each of these artists (many of whom are Foundation Advisors) was asked to choose a song that best represented their relationship to Lotte Lehmann—a song they had studied with her, had heard her sing live, or one in which Lehmann had otherwise influenced their interpretation. The list of participating artists includes some of the foremost singers of our time, as well as lesser-known figures who have crucial insights on Lehmann. Spoken introductions from each of the participants give the recording added historical interest.

Arabesque has released the recording internationally. The featured artists have donated their performances to the Foundation. The release also provides an historic document for the Lehmann Archive at the University of California Santa Barbara, for the Lehmann Archive in Perleberg, Germany, and for the Lehmann Foundation Archive.

'We expect to receive a lot of spoken memories that won't fit on the CD,' said project coordinator Gary Hickling, 'but all of it will be presented on the website and preserved in the archives for future generations.'

The first CD features performances and reminiscences by Jeanine Altmeyer, Dalton Baldwin, Juliane Banse, Grace Bumbry, Wolfgang Holzmair, Speight Jenkins, Warren Jones, Lotfi Mansouri, Marni Nixon, Kurt Ollmann, Christoph Prégardien, Paul Sperry, Robert White, Brian Zeger and others.