Motion Picture Index

This table features the various filmed portions of Lehmann's life. The very important filmed master classes are listed. The index number is for reference to the complete discography, but that contains no further data. But that reference would at least put the listing into chronological context with the rest of Lehmann's work, if you want this. For interview material from the radio or other audio sources, see interviews.

Motion Picture Index

Index

Motion pictures, TV shows, videos, interviews (filmed); in English unless otherwise noted.
460  Film: MGM's "Big City"; released in 1948; with Karin Booth, Margaret O'Brien, George Murphy, Danny Thomas, Robert. Preston; see 410. Songs listed as “410” appear in the film, but not the same performances. They are often truncated and different arrangements to fit the film’s needs.
475  TV Interview by Dr. Jan Popper on "Spotlight on Opera"; discusses career; includes master-class, 1954 or 3 Sep. '61? 
476 TV Appearance "An Evening With Lotte Lehmann"; 8 May '54; 30 minute film; p. Zweig; LL introduces arias; students sing .
479 TV show: "This Is Your Life, Constance Hope;" 6 Feb. '57; tape possibly with the Hope estate.
482 TV show: "This Is Your Life, Lauritz Melchior"; 10 Dec. '58; tape possibly with Melchior estate.
490 TV Master classes at MAW; 28 Jul. '61; a)O Liebliche Wangen b)Waldeinsamkeit (Brahms); c)Benedeit die selge Mutter (Wolf); d)Die liebe Farbe (Schubert); e)DER ROSENKAVALIER: Monologue (Eng.), Lehmann sings in German, (R. Strauss); f)MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Dove sono (Mozart); g)Ich kann's nicht fassen h)Schöne Wiege i)Nun hast du mir (Schumann); p. Koldofsky; original series "Master Classes in Opera & Lieder" for NET totaled 4 hours.Add: Broadcast: Master Classes from the Music Academy of the West; late July 1961; NET/TV; all introduced & translated by Lehmann with comments for each student; extensive demonstrations as noted; ROSENKAVALIER: Monologue (R. Strauss); complete scene demonstrated by Lehmann; MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: act 3 recit. & Dove Sono (Mozart); recitative demonstrated in German by Lehmann; FIDELIO: beginning of act 3; many stage movement suggestions; LOHENGRIN: Elsa-Ortrud duet, act 2 (Wagner); Elsa not too dramatic or proud, but softer & more poetic; Ortrud more demonic & poisonous; many demonstrations both acting & singing; some effective close-ups of Lehmann; tells of her early success when Klemperer allowed her to sing Elsa; tells story of Leo Slezak singing “when does the next swan leave?”; DER FREISCHÜTZ: Wie nahte mir der Schlummer (Weber); Lehmann tells story of her outdoor performance of this with Richard Tauber and the joke of the chocolate; short very impressive demonstrations; movements should be youthful, impetuous; handkerchief should be waved with the music; p. Irving Beckman; O liebliche Wangen (Brahms); (p. Beaumont Glass); complete song demonstrated by Lehmann; In Waldeinsamkeit (Brahms); short demonstration of how “Windes Atem” must soar not walk; Benedeit die sel’ge Mutter (Wolf); some demonstration; Die liebe Farbe (Schubert); Lehmann speaks of sharing with the audience...but not her nervousness; short demonstrations; Der Wegweiser (Schubert); Frühlingsnacht (Schumann); Da unten im Tale (Brahms); In dem Schatten meiner Locken (Wolf); complete song demonstrated by Lehmann; Ich kann’s nicht fassen (Schumann); several short demonstrations; Schöne Wiege meine Leiden (Schumann); a few short demonstrations; Nun hast du mir...(Schumann); considerable number of comments & short demonstrations; Kennst du das Land (Wolf); Gott in Frühling (Schubert); Das Mädchen spricht (Brahms); Sonntag (Brahms); p. Koldofsky; concluding remarks by Lehmann; she continues to sing through her students. Portions of these masterclasses available on a VHS from VAI.
491 Interview for KPFK; 6 Oct. '62; on Bruno Walter.
491.1 Master class at Boston's Jordan Hall; Brahms song; data from Deutsches rundfunkarchiv: the student was Sandra Provost and the pianist Felix Wolfes; broadcast by WGBH Boston; Deutches Rundfunkarchiv, now available at UCSB.
492 TV Tribute by NDR-German TV: "Besuch bei Lotte Lehmann",  1963; Santa Barbara, contents include: Lehmann interviewed (in German) by Werner Baecker in her home in Santa Barbara; she talks of how she first came to Santa Barbara; hobbies, books; career: Hamburg, Vienna, Strauss, Toscanini; Vienna’s ensemble of her time; excerpt of LOHENGRIN master class (490); mentions Grace Bumbry; says that she was seldom happy with her own performances; tells of the importance of Lieder in her life; her favorite Lied: Morgen by R. Strauss; says that in the “evening” of her life she has achieved her dreams.
529 TV Interview (in German) in Salzburg by Karwin; Summer (?) '69; on her life, early studies, career, anecdotes, fate, Vienna, early roles in Vienna, husband, Strauss as director, as a conductor, ensemble, B. Walter, Schalk, Toscanini, Isolde, Nazis, US, return to Vienna, most exciting event in career. 
536 TV Interview by Neville Cardus from Hyde Park Hotel, London; BBC; 2 Aug. 1971; on her recent book on Lieder cycles, teaching, his recollections of her from 1925; Strauss, role of Eva with Toscanini; Schalk anecdote, Beecham, Walter as teacher of opera & Lieder, understanding roles, interpretation, DER ROSENKAVALIER as theater, Hoffmansthal, her hobbies, favorite roles.