Grand opera in America . ary 4, 1886, with Fischer as HansSachs; Stritt as Walther; Kraus, Eva;Brandt, Magdalena; Staudigl, Pogner ; Kemlitz, Beckmesser; and Kramer, David. 254 Grand Opera in America. Tristan und Isolde was sung for thefirst time in America on December i, 1886,with Fraulein Lilli Lehmann as Isolde; Nie-mann, Tristan ; Brandt, Brangane ; Robinson,Kurwenal; Von Milde, Melot; and Fischer,King Mark. Siegfried was first performed November9, 1887, with Alvary as Siegfried; Lehmann,Briinnhilde ; Fischer, Wotan ; Ferenzy, Mime ;Elmblad, Fafner; Von Milde, Alberich; andSeidl-Kraus, the
Grand opera in America . ary 4, 1886, with Fischer as HansSachs; Stritt as Walther; Kraus, Eva;Brandt, Magdalena; Staudigl, Pogner ; Kemlitz, Beckmesser; and Kramer, David. 254 Grand Opera in America. Tristan und Isolde was sung for thefirst time in America on December i, 1886,with Fraulein Lilli Lehmann as Isolde; Nie-mann, Tristan ; Brandt, Brangane ; Robinson,Kurwenal; Von Milde, Melot; and Fischer,King Mark. Siegfried was first performed November9, 1887, with Alvary as Siegfried; Lehmann,Briinnhilde ; Fischer, Wotan ; Ferenzy, Mime ;Elmblad, Fafner; Von Milde, Alberich; andSeidl-Kraus, the Bird. Die Gotterdammerung had its first rep-resentation on January 25, 1888, with Nie-mann as Siegfried; Robinson, Gunther;Fischer, Hagen; Von Milde, Alberich; Leh-mann, Briinnhilde ; Seidl-Kraus, Gutrune ; andTraubmann, Brandt, and Meisslinger, Rhine-daughters. Das Rheingold was given for the firsttime January 2, 1889, with Alvary as Loge;Fischer, Wotan; Grienauer, Donner; Mittel-hauer, Froh; Beck, Alberich; Sedlmayer,. Copyright, 1898, by A. Dupont. LILLl LEHMANN German Opera. 255 Mime ; Weiss, Faf ner; Modlinger, Fasolt ;Moran-Olden, Fricka; Bettaque, Freia; andTraubmann, Koschoska, and Reil, Rhine-daughters. Fraulein Lilli Lehmann was considered tobe the greatest of Wagnerian sopranos of herday. Her voice rivalled that of Materna inpower, without losing its sensuous beauty,and it was full of deep and genuine , she was an artist of great versa-tility, and could sing Norma or Valentine aswell as the great Wagnerian roles, — Isolde,Briinnhilde, etc. Although she had been onthe stage for many years before making herappearance in America, and had acquiredconsiderable fame abroad, it was not untilher appearance in New York that the mostimportant part of her career commenced. Fraulein Lehmann made her debut in 1866,at Prague, and after ten years, during whichshe had been confined to subordinate roles,she was engaged to sing the parts of the 256 Grand Opera in Am
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