Lotte Lehmann Collection., 1880s-1976 1920s-1976

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Lotte Lehmann Collection., 1880s-1976 1920s-1976

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The Lehmann Collection contains letters, scrapbooks, manuscripts, photographs, video cassettes, art works, and sound recordings relating to the life and career of Lotte Lehmann (1888-1976), the internationally famous soprano famous for her interpretations of Fidelio, Der Rosenkavalier and German lieder who spent the last thirty-six years of her life in Santa Barbara.

approx 150 linear ft.; 4 reels microfilm; 10 films; 14 videotapes

eng,

University of California, Santa Barbara. Davidson Library. Department of Special Collections.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6652914

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