LOTTE LEHMANN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 June 1939, Page 2

LOTTE LEHMANN

WONDERFUL SENSE OF STYLE. Making her first trip to New Zealand after triumphant seasons on the Continent, in England and in America, where at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, she alternated with Kirsten Flagstad the role of Elizabeth in “Tannhauser,” Lotte Lehmann, world famous soprano, will give two concerts at the Grand Opera House, Wellington, on Thursday, June 8, and’ Saturday, June 10. It is given to few artists to receive the unqualified plaudits of the critics throughout the world but Madam Lehmann has captivated them all. Writing of her recent wonderful receptions in Melbourne, a critic said, “She has a wonderful sense of style and has the unique power oi being able to colour a line or phrase without disturbing the music as a whole. How the poems and music leap and pulsate when she sings them. She is now at the zenith of her career and reaches the greatest heights. Never before has she sung with such exquisite art. She renders her songs with such a sense of loveliness and ravishment of beautiful tone that the emotions of the listeners are immediately under the sway of the singer.” Mailed application for seats for country patrons (reserves Ils 2d, including tax), will be received at the box office. D.1.C.. Wellington.