Lotte Lehmann - Fidelio - Komm' Hoffnung

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Uploaded by on Jun 25, 2007

Lotte Lehmann in her prime singing Leonore's aria, Komm' Hoffnung from Beethoven's opera, Fidelio for Odeon in 1927. Pretty dramatic performance.

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  • Just wonderful singing, brought tears to my eyes, thanks so much.

  • The recording process exagerated her vibrato maybe, but Lotte Lehmann was always the most moving of singers. Hugues Cuenod once commented to us in a masterclass how very well she covered the fact that she had a short breath span- she always made the many top up breaths she took an integral part of the expression and phrasing. She was a phenomenal singing actress.

  • Perfect, moving singing. One of my desert island discs. If only she had recorded the recitative as well... 

  • Wonderful!

    

  • Wonderful!

    

  • My god, she deliver's it all. And with this slow tempo.

  • Christa L is amazing on this too... Lehmann was the Gold Standard...she was present at Salzburg when CL sang it (the first time) and gave CL a little soldier (figurine like Leonore) that she had actually made for her.....honestly as I listen to it...similar in many ways....I love the slender placement of voice of BOTH these ladies..I'm always partial to CL! They both show that it doesn't have to be a ridiculously big voice for this role which is many times how it's cast now!

  • I never heard better on this aria -it's perfect

  • rdecordes

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    How dare you be so logical??

    . Many of Maria fans on YT applaud her when it takes her 20 seconds to prepare a trill. For them it is not poor technique but Maria's genius knowing that the composer wrote the trill in the wrong place.

    Lehmann is magnificent, she oozes excitement and tension.

  • Probably one of the best renditions ever. Thank you for posting :)

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