Lilli Lehmann

Soprano, born in Würzburg, SC Germany. She was taught singing by her mother, and made her debut at Prague in 1865. She sang in Danzig, Lepzig, London, New York City, and elsewhere, and took part in the first performance of Wagner's Ring (1876) at Bayreuth.

Lilli Lehmann (November 24, 1848 Würzburg - May 17, 1929 Berlin) was a German operatic soprano. After singing small parts on the stage she made her debut in 1870 in Berlin as a light soprano in Meyerbeer's Das Feldlager in Schlesien in 1870 and became so successful that she was appointed Imperial chamber singer in 1876. She sang in the first Bayreuth Festival, in 1876, sang in London in 1884, and appeared at the New York Metropolitan Opera from 1885-1890. By remaining in America beyond the leave granted her by the Berlin Opera, she faced a ban following her return to Germany. Her voice, of superb quality and volume, gained for her the reputation of being not only one of the greatest Wagnerian singers of her day, but also an ideal interpreter of Mozart. Lehmann, also known for her lieder singing, became a noted teacher after retiring from her concert career. Andro, Lilli Lehmann (Berlin, 1907) Lilli Lehmann, Mein Weg (Leipzig, 1913);