Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65, is an opera in three acts by Richard Strauss with a libretto by his long-time collaborator, the poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It was written between 1914 and 1917. When i
Costume design by Alfred Roller for the premiere, for the role of the Nurse
Strauss in 1917, portrait by Emil Orlík
Nicola Beller Carbone [de] as The Dyer's Wife, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, 2014
Strauss by Hans Schliesmann, 1918
Charlotte "Lotte" Pauline Sophie Lehmann was a German-American dramatic soprano noted for her successful performances with international opera houses, on the recital stage and in teaching. She gave me
Die Frau ohne Schatten
…dramatic mezzo-soprano Lucie Weidt Barak, the Dyer (Barak, der Färber) bass-baritone Richard Mayr The Dyer's Wife (Die Färberin) high dramatic soprano Lotte Lehmann The One-eyed Man (Der Einäugige), Barak's brother high bass Viktor Madin The One-Armed Man (Der Einarmige), Barak's brother bass Julius Betetto The…
Lehmann in Beethoven's Fidelio
Lotte Lehmann bust in her birthplace Perleberg
On the cover of Time magazine February 18, 1935