Physical Description
xv, 394 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Childhood and apprentice years. Perleberg and Berlin ; Coming out in Hamburg
Rise to fame in Vienna. From empire to republic ; A prima donna in the Staatsoper ; Private times
Climax and crises. New challenges in Vienna ; Professional life and private affairs ; America
Between Third Reich seduction and American opportunity. Lotte Lehmann, the lion, and the Third Reich ; New York
Between touring and teaching, 1940-1950. Frances Holden, Santa Barbara, and the New World ; Professional tranformations
Triumphs and burdens of old age, 1951-1976. The Music Academy of the West ; Master pupils ; At dusk.
ISBN
9780521873925
0521873924 (hardback)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Childhood and apprentice years. Perleberg and Berlin ; Coming out in Hamburg -- Rise to fame in Vienna. From empire to republic ; A prima donna in the Staatsoper ; Private times -- Climax and crises. New challenges in Vienna ; Professional life and private affairs ; America -- Between Third Reich seduction and American opportunity. Lotte Lehmann, the lion, and the Third Reich ; New York -- Between touring and teaching, 1940-1950. Frances Holden, Santa Barbara, and the New World ; Professional tranformations -- Triumphs and burdens of old age, 1951-1976. The Music Academy of the West ; Master pupils ; At dusk.
