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CLASSICAL > opera singer > Lotte%20Lehmann
For what mission...
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For what mission can be greater than that of giving to the world hours of exaltation in which it may forget the misery of the present, the cares of everyday life and lose itself in the eternally pure world of harmony. . .
Source: Introduction, More Than Singing, 1945.
-- Lotte Lehmann, (Feb 27 1888-1976), German opera singer; She was a lyric-dramatic soprano renowned for her performances of the songs of Robert Schumann and the role of Leonore in Beethoven's opera Fidelio.