Emy von Stetten
Emy Freifrau von Stetten (6 April 1898 – 22 February 1980) was a German oratorio, opera and Lied soprano and music teacher at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.
Born in Königsberg, Emilie Brode was a daughter of Ellida Wittich and Max Brode,[1] the founder and conductor of the Königsberg Symphony Orchestra.
Until her divorce in 1948, she was married [2] to the Austrian painter Norbert von Stetten.
The marriage produced two daughters, Ellida (1919-2008) and Brigitte (b.
[3] During the National Socialist era, she was banned from performing as a "half-Jew", although she emphasised her own National Socialist sentiments and her husband's party membership, and was only given special permits to work as a music teacher.
Grave of Emy von Stetten at the Kocherstetten cemetory
Memorial plaque for Emy von Stetten in Bayreuth