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Tomorrow night at 8:30 p.m. Jim Flowers and John Lehmann-Haupt play eclectic acoustic guitar (presumably not the same one) at Common Grounds (661-1640). The feminist string band New Harmony String Band plays Common Grounds Sunday...
...Lehmann Hall...
Died. Lotte Lehmann, 88, famed German-born prima donna and legendary lieder singer; at her home in Santa Barbara, Calif. A warm, sensitive actress whose amber soprano was infinitely expressive, Lehmann could electrify an audience by merely stepping on the stage. She made her debut with the Hamburg Opera in 1910, four years later with the Vienna Opera, where she created several roles for her friend Richard Strauss, and in 1934 with the Metropolitan. Notable among her 100 roles were her yielding Sieglinde in Die Walküre, her devout Elisabeth in Tannhäuser and, most outstanding...
...Heights, N.Y. Blonde, blue-eyed and almost fearsomely robust, German-born Rethberg tried out at the Met in 1922 and stayed for 20 years, drawing raves with a clear, effortlessly powerful voice that made her a standout in an era of great Met sopranos, including Kirsten Flagstad and Lotte Lehmann. She also brought a lively offstage presence to U.S. opera-once, during a tour with Met Basso Ezio Pinza, she collected not only bouquets but also a $250,000 suit from Pinza's wife charging alienation of affections. "It's too full, my life," Rethberg said. "I just...
Those given the go-ahead include pushing the thermometers in some University buildings down to 65 in winter and up to 80 in summer; closing Dudley Hall, the Lehmann Hall dining facility for commuters, substituting continental for full breakfasts in over half the Houses; and charging boarders who withdraw for the full term instead of merely for the meals they have eaten...