Anny Schlemm
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Anny Schlemm was a German soprano and later mezzo-soprano and contralto. She was a member of the Komische Oper Berlin from 1949, working with Walter Felsenstein. She premiered one of her signature rol
Schlemm, in the 1950s
Neu-Isenburg
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Neu-Isenburg is a town in Germany, located in the Offenbach district of Hesse. It is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area and has a population of 38,204. The town is known nowadays mainly for i
Anny Schlemm
…and 2003, she appeared in 135 roles, including world premieres such as the Bride in Fortner's Bluthochzeit and Cage's Europeras. Schlemm was born in Neu-Isenburg on 22 February 1929; her parents ran a hairdresser salon there. Her father, Friedrich Schlemm, also sang in the chorus of the Oper Frankfurt. He was…
Neu-Isenburg, in the background at right Dreieich-Sprendlingen and above Dietzenbach
Count Johann Philipp von Isenburg-Offenbach, the town's founder
Haus zum Löwen
The Autokino Gravenbruch, opened in 1960, was Europe's first drive-in cinema.