On August 20, 2026, German soprano Anny Schlemm died at the age of 97. Born on Feb. 22, 1929 in Neu-Isenburg, her parents ran a hairdresser salon there and her father, Friedrich Schlemm, was sent to voice teacher in Frankfurt by the tenor Franz Völker who also lived in Neu-Isenburg. After being trained as a singer he moved to Halle to {…}