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LEMAN (Lehmann) Lilly (24 XI 1848, Würzburg - 17 V 1929, Berlin) - German. singer (coloratura, later dram. soprano). Studied with her mother, opera singer Maria Theresa Loew. Friend R. Wagner. She made her debut in 1865 at the Temporary Theater (Prague). In 1870 joined the troupe of the Berlin parish. the opera house; was a leading performer of the parties of the coloratura soprano. In 1886-90 she toured in the United States, where she began to perform in dramas. parties: Carmen, Norma, Aida; Brungilda (Valkyrie, Siegfried). In 1890 she returned to Germany, initially as a guest performer, from 1892 she again sang in the Berlin Theater. Her performance in the operas by R. Wagner - Voglind (“The Rhine Gold”), Ortrud (“Lohengrin”), Isolde (“Tristan and Isolda”) stood out. She participated in the premiere (in London) of the opera The Ring of the Nibelung. She was a famous teacher, among her students - J. Farrar, O.Fremstad et al. Male L. - singer Paul Kalisch; sister - Maria L. (15 V 1851-9 XII 1931) - a famous singer, from 1881 she performed on the stage of the Vienna Parish. operas.