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Title: Gary Hickling Collection on Lotte Lehmann
Dates: 1926- 1995
Creator:
Gary Hickling
Collection Size:
6 linear ft. (15 boxes)
Repository:
Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California 94305-3076
Abstract: Includes correspondence and research notes related to Hickling's discography of Lehmann performances; documemts and articles;
and various sound recordings.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research. Listening appointments may require 24 hours notice. Contact the Archive Operations Manager.
Property rights reside with repository. Publication and reproduction rights reside with the creators or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Head Librarian of the Archive of Recorded Sound.
Gary Hickling Collection on Lotte Lehmann, Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biography / Administrative History
Gary Hickling. Born Aug. 29, 1941. Lotte Lehmann discographer, performer and instructor of the double bass, radio show host
for Hawaii Public Radio and founder of the Lotte Lehmann Foundation and Lotte Lehmann League. His discography of Lotte Lehmann
appears in Beaumont Glass' biography "Lotte Lehmann : a life in opera and song", published by Capra Press in 1988. A more
detailed biography may be found at: http://www.art-song.net/artsong/bios/bio_hickling.shtml .
Lotte Lehmann. Born Perleberg, Germany, Feb. 27, 1888; died Santa Barbara, Calif., Aug. 26, 1976. Operatic soprano. Lotte
Lehmann began her career in Hamburg and moved to Vienna in 1916. She performed French, Italian and German roles for 15 years,
primarily in Vienna and at Covent Garden, becoming especially known for the role of the Marschallin in Richard Strauss' Der
Rosenkavalier. In 1938 she left Austria and settled in the United States where she performed primarily as a Lied singer. She
retired from the stage in 1951, but continued very active as a much revered teacher in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection includes Hickling's correspondence dealing with his discography, the Lotte Lehmann Archives at the University
of California, Santa Barbara, and the Lotte Lehmann Centennial Celebrations at UCSB; A collection of articles, reviews and
research notes for his discography; Photocopies of some of Lotte Lehmann's correspondence, her drawings and articles; 129
discs (78 rpm); 80 discs, (33 1/3 rpm); 11 discs (45 rpm); 8 discs 12 inch sound pressings; 1 commercial audiocassette; 78
private audiocassettes; and 11 private audio tape reels of Lotte Lehmann performances.
Organized into 7 series: I. Correspondence. II. Lotte Lehmann documents. III. Programs. IV. Articles. V. Research notes. VI.
Organizations. VII. Recordings.
I. Correspondence
The letters addressed mainly to Gary Hickling deal mostly with inquiries related to the Lehmann discography. Among the many
institutions from which Mr. Hickling received letters providing him with information are the Deutsches Musikarchiv in Berlin,
the Salzburger Festspiele, the Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv in Frankfurt, the Sueddeutscher Rundfunk in Stuttgart, and the Westdeutscher
Rundfunk in Cologne to name just a few. Most of these letters date from the late 1980s and early 90s.
II. Lotte Lehmann Documents
Include some of her drawings on Der Rosenkavalier, recording contracts and promotional photographs which comprise Lehmann
in various opera roles. Samplings of her own poems and several essays: In memory of Paul Ulanowsky; The Singing Actor; The
Singing Actress Attacks Her Part; Twelve Singers and a Conductor; G?ring, the Lioness and I; In Memory of Arturo Toscanini.
III. Programs
Opera/concert programs ranging from 1926-1990 and opera announcements.
IV. Journals and Magazines
Various journal and magazine articles on Lotte Lehmann such as, Opera Journal ?Lotte Lehmann ? a secret life?? By Alan Jefferson
(1976); Lyrica ?Adieu a Lotte Lehmann? by Andre Tubeuf (1976); Soundings ?Some thoughts on the Magic of Courage and Metamorphosis.
Hugo v. Hofmannsthal- Lotte Lehmann-Richard Strauss? by Richard Exner (1988); and Opera News ?The Lehmann Mystique? by John
Coveney (1988).
V. Research Notes
Hickling?s data on his Lehmann discography.
VI. Articles
Ranging from 1935 to 1992 these include reviews, reminiscences and obituaries.
VII. Organizations.
Documents from organizations such as the Lotte Lehmann Foundation; the Lotte Lehmann League; the International Association
of Sound Archives and the Association for Recorded Sound Collections of the Southern California Chapter.
VIII. Recordings
129 78 rpm discs, 80 33 1/3 rpm discs, 11 45 rpm discs, 8 12 inch sound pressings, 1 commercial audiocassette, 78 private
audiocassettes, and 11 private audio tape reels of Lotte Lehmann performances, interviews, master classes and public talks.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Lehmann, Lotte.
Lehmann, Lotte--Discography.
Hickling, Gary--Correspondence.
Sopranos (Singers)--Discography.
Operas--Excerpts.