V1663. ANNY SCHLEMM: Arias & Duets (w.Walther Ludwig, Paul Kuën & Toni Blankenheim) from Nozze, Mignon, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Der Freischütz, Undine, Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor & Prodaná Nevesta. (Austria) Preiser 93461, recorded 1953-55. - 717281934619

CRITIC REVIEW:

“Anny Schlemm joined the Berlin State Opera, where she remained until 1961, during which period her rôles included Susanna, Marenka, Donna Elvira, Desdemona, Manon Lescaut, Octavian, Arabella, etc. She also sang at the opera houses of Cologne, Hamburg, Dresden, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, and at the Bayreuth Festival, etc. She made guest appearances at the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House, the Glyndebourne Festival, the Paris Opéra, the Holland Festival, etc. Later, as her voice darkened, she became a famous exponent of rôles such as Clytemnestra, Herodias, Kabanicha in KÁTYA KABANOVÁ, and Kostelnicka in JENUFA, etc. A superb singing-actress and highly versatile artist, she was equally at home in comic and dramatic roles.”

- Ned Ludd