Lehmann was admired for her dramatic presence and fine voice and for her versatility: her repertory encompassed 170 operatic roles, from Wagner to Vincenzo Bellini to Jacques Offenbach, and 600 lieder.
Although she is most widely known (and particularly to those who have not read her) as a leading figure in the women's movement, her work encompasses much more than this label suggests.
Her knowledge encompasses both terminology and technique: she can demonstrate the way to produce vibrato, and when she improvises she includes arpeggios and chromatic runs.
Her inventory encompasses everything from small hand-colored engravings that sell for under $100, to centuries-old prints that sell for thousands.
Clarification: Gates' project A Year with Women goes beyond watching one film per week by a woman director; her project encompasses all films she will view in 2015.
But perceptions of gender are strictly defined in Tunisia, right down to the way people are expected to dress and act, and her appearance encompasses certain qualities traditionally considered masculine.
Her work encompasses the near, "What's left of day/ Between five and seven/ Is yellow sunlight/ Reflected on the Lea canal", to the faraway, "A quarter of a century has passed since/ I've been home.
Her role encompasses product development, public relations and being the global face of the brand.
Her music encompasses a wide range of styles.
She's spent time in Las Vegas, a city of jarring contrasts -- garish casinos sprouting in the stark terrain of the desert -- and her work encompasses both landscapes.
