Franziska Martienssen-Lohmann

Franziska Martienssen-Lohmann, née Meyer-Estorf (6 October 1887 – 2 February 1971) was a German soprano who focused on Lieder singing, and a voice teacher who gave master classes internationally, in collaboration with her husband. She wrote books about teaching singing which have remained standards in the field.

Life She was born Carolina Wilhelmine Franziska Meyer-Estorf in Bromberg in northern Poland, In three parts, it provides information about singing technique for beginners, a case history exemplifying points, and use of the voice in songs. Lieder singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau wrote in his "Introduction" that he was "tempted to memorize whole sections of it for inspiration". He expressed a wish that non-musicians would also read it in order to become more aware of the "height and depth" of the singer's experience of singing.