Never sang for Hitler : the life and times of Lotte Lehmann, 1888-1976 / Michael H. Kater.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kater, Michael H., 1937-
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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Physical Description:xv, 394 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Childhood and apprentice years. Perleberg and Berlin ; Coming out in Hamburg
  • Rise to fame in Vienna. From empire to republic ; A prima donna in the Staatsoper ; Private times
  • Climax and crises. New challenges in Vienna ; Professional life and private affairs ; America
  • Between Third Reich seduction and American opportunity. Lotte Lehmann, the lion, and the Third Reich ; New York
  • Between touring and teaching, 1940-1950. Frances Holden, Santa Barbara, and the New World ; Professional tranformations
  • Triumphs and burdens of old age, 1951-1976. The Music Academy of the West ; Master pupils ; At dusk
  • Epilogue.