Anny Schlemm

Anny Schlemm (born February 22, 1929, in Neu-Isenburg) is a German operatic soprano and later mezzo-soprano.

During that period her roles included Susanna, Marenka, Donna Elvira, Desdemona, Manon Lescaut, Octavian, Arabella among others.

She also sang at the opera houses of Cologne, Hamburg, Dresden, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, and at the Bayreuth Festival and more.

Later, as her voice darkened, she became a famous exponent of roles such as Clytemnestra in Elektra, Herodias in Salome, Kabanicha in Káťa Kabanová, and Kostelnicka in Jenůfa.

A superb singing-actress and highly versatile artist, Schlemm was equally at home in comic and dramatic roles.