Recommended CDs

Lehmann opera and song CDs, with short reviews of the contents.

CD Discography

CD index (in progress) lists all known Lehmann CDs.

Discography

The complete Lotte Lehmann Discography.

Aria Discography

An index to the arias Lehmann recorded.

Motion Picture Discography

Lehmann in moving images (Motion Pictures, TVs and Videos).

Opera Discography

An index to the operas Lehmann recorded.

Song Discography

An index to the songs (Lieder) Lehmann recorded.

Interview Discography

Lehmann interviews.

Master Classes Discography (coming soon)

Chronological listing of Lehmann's master classes.

Let’s say that you’d like to know if Lehmann recorded "Vissi d’arte" from Puccini’s Tosca. Simply click on "Arias"; you’ll find the alphabetical list of the arias that Lehmann recorded. Locate "Vissi d’arte" and you’ll see that there are several discography reference numbers (050, 149, 440 a, mc 515). Note these numbers and click on "Complete Discography". You’ll find that Lehmann recorded the aria in 1924 (050) for Odeon. Click on that section from the navigation bar at the top of the page. The "mc" reference means a master class that Lehmann taught.

The first number given is the matrix number followed by the single-side, then the double-sided catalogue numbers. These are all nominally "78" rpm or shellacs. (The rpms may vary from 72-80). (If you want more information on early recordings, go to the Home page). The LP number refers to the LP Reference Index, also on the navigational bar.. Just scroll to that portion of the LP Index where you can find the aria’s appearance on vinyl. CD references are not yet integrated into the complete discography. A data base is in progress.

Index number 149 will lead you to another Lehmann "Vissi d’arte" recorded in 1929. Various companies’ catalogue numbers are listed after the matrix and Odeon number.

Index number 440a lists a "non-commerical" recording of "Vissi d’arte", taken from a radio broadcast in 1938. There is an LP reference number.

Still following the string of "Vissi d’arte" references will lead you to Index number mc 515 which indicates a master class recording. Here Lehmann teaches "Vissi d’arte" at Northwestern University in 1967. When no other location is mentioned at the end of such an entry, the recording can be heard at the Lehmann Archives at the University of California Santa Barbara. (See the Archives navigation bar for more information.)