Lilli Lehmann (1848-1929) at Bayreuth
Lilli Lehmann (Elisabeth Maria Lehmann).
Lilli Lehmann's full name was Elisabeth Maria Lehmann. Lehmann sang Woglinde, Ortlinde and Woodbird at the first festival at Bayreuth 1876. In 1882 she was responsible for the Flowermaidens ensemble in the first Parsifal production. In 1896 she sang Brünnhilde in the first Ring at Bayreuth after the premiere in 1876.
1876
Das Rheingold (Woglinde)
Die Walküre (Ortlinde)
Siegfried (Stimme des Waldvogels)
Götterdämmerung (Woglinde)
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1896
Die Walküre (Brünnhilde)
Siegfried (Brünnhilde)
Götterdämmerung (Brünnhilde)
Richard Wagner's way of addressing Lilli Lehmann in his letters to her
It's not exactly very important, but rather fun all the same, to see how Richard Wagner addressed Lilli Lehmann in his letters to her.
Ach, liebes gutes Kind!
Allerbestes Kind!
Allerliebstes Lehmännerchen!
Allervortrefflichstes Kind!
Beste Freundin!
Geehrtes liebes Kind!
Geehrteste Freundin!
Liebe Freundin!
Liebe Lilli!
Liebste Lilli!
Liebstes Kind und Collegin!
Mein liebstes Kind Lilli!
Oh! Lilli! Lilli! -
Oh, mein gutes liebes Wesen!
Oh, meine beste aller Lilli's!
Werthester Freund!
Lilli Lehmann: Isolde's Liebestod
This recording with Lilli Lehmann singing Isolde's Liebestod is, as far as I know, from 1907.
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