Lilli lehmann biography of michael jackson

It is only appropriate to end the first cycle of this series with the doyenne of the modern soprano: Lilli Lehmann. She was a remarkable, no-nonsense woman, completely dedicated to her art, who had a career of staggering length and complexity.

Although in operatic annals she is held up as a vocal miracle, Lilli Lehmann is actually a perfect example of an extremely well-trained singer who was brutally honest about her talent, its strengths and limitations.

She knew her voice and its technique inside out.

Lilli Lehmann’s career is too rich for me to provide all but the most basic outline here.

Lilli lehmann biography of michael jackson

She was born in 1848 in Wurzburg, Germany of musical parents. Her mother, Maria Theresa, was a well-known singer and a friend of Richard Wagner. Her father, Karl August, was a respected tenor. Lilli lived in Prague most of her youth and was originally—and obviously thoroughly—trained by her mother.

She made her operatic debut in 1865 as the First Boy in The Magic Flute. Du