Gary Hickling
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Gary Hickling. Born Aug. 29, 1941. Lotte Lehmann discographer, performer and instructor of the double bass, radio show host for Hawaii Public Radio and founder of the Lotte Lehmann Foundation and Lotte Lehmann League. His discography of Lotte Lehmann appears in Beaumont Glass' biography "Lotte Lehmann : a life in opera and song", published by Capra Press in 1988. A more detailed biography may be found at: http://www.art-song.net/artsong/bios/bio_hickling.shtml .
Lotte Lehmann. Born Perleberg, Germany, Feb. 27, 1888; died Santa Barbara, Calif., Aug. 26, 1976. Operatic soprano. Lotte Lehmann began her career in Hamburg and moved to Vienna in 1916. She performed French, Italian and German roles for 15 years, primarily in Vienna and at Covent Garden, becoming especially known for the role of the Marschallin in Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier. In 1938 she left Austria and settled in the United States where she performed primarily as a Lied singer. She retired from the stage in 1951, but continued very active as a much revered teacher in Santa Barbara, Calif.
From the guide to the Gary Hickling Collection on Lotte Lehmann, 1926- 1995, (Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound)
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