Lotte Lehmann: Photos in Misc. Roles

This page tries to bring together some of the roles not covered in the Rosenkavalier and Major Roles pages. Remember that Lehmann sang 93 roles, so these are only a sample of some of the “other” roles she sang.

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As Agathe
Agathe with Tauber in Zappott
Arabella
LL as Arabella and Jerger
Jerger, LL, director Wallerstein, Strauss for Arabella
LL as Arabella with Strauss
Arabella
Blanchefleur Captures Hearts
Butterfly in Vienna
As Cio-cio san (1934)
Madame Butterly (1923)
Butterfly 1925
Charlotte in Wien
As Charlotte
Christine with sled in Intermezzo
Intermezzo cast with Strauss
As Christine in Intermezzo
As Composer in Ariadne Premiere
As Composer
Elisabeth
Early photo as Färberin in Frau ohne Schatten
Frau ohne Schatten cast backstage Salzburg: Gertrude Rünger, LL, Josef von Manowarda
In costume for Färberin (more mature photo)
Die Färberin
Frau ohne Schatten
as Frau Fluth
Eva in Vienna
as Eva
Margiana (1917)
Unknown photo as Margiana
Micaela
Myrtocle
Lehmann as a Page in Lohengrin, her first assignment in Hamburg
As Suor Angelica
Unknown role
Colorized Tosca
Tosca (1936)
As Tosca
Tosca and Scarpia
As Turandot
As Turandot
With Turandot cast
Turandot
Unknown role
Possibly Desdemona
Tatjana in Eugen Onegin
Wunder der Heliane with Kipura
Wunder der Heliana with Kipura
LL sang Massenet’s Manon in Vienna more frequently than any other role.
A rare live stage moment
Manon
Elisabeth
As Tatyana
“Live” Manon
Turandot
Tosca
Suor Angelica
Oehmann as Othello having smothered Desdeomana (LL)
As Tosca

Arabella Photos

Since Lehmann only performed the role of Arabella five times (all for the Vienna Opera), we have few photos, but they include a few from live performances.

Jerger, Lehmann, Wallenstein (stage), Strauss
One of the few photos that show Lehmann and Strauss in focus.

This is a snow costume, not a Christmas one!
The two “sisters” singing their duet.
As Arabella

From the April 1937 issue of Theatre Arts Monthly, this page shows Lehmann “live” during actual opera performances. Since no flash was used, the photos are blurry, but since there are so few of them, it’s still interesting to see Lehmann in action.

Photos from the London publication of Lehmann’s autobiography Wings of Song have been added to this site.

Sample: “Live” action: Tosca has just stabbed Scarpia
Lehmann as Agathe in Der Freischütz
LL as Maddalena, Tino Pattiera as Andrea Chénier 1926