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Josef Herrmann

vl, cb, voc, 1903-1955 DE, Darmstadt
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Josef Herrmann (20 April 1903 - 19 November 1955) was a German baritone, notable for his performances in the operas of Richard Wagner.He was born in Darmstadt and made his professional debut at Kaiserslautern. He subsequently sang with the opera companies at Stettin (Szczecin), Königsberg and Nuremberg before becoming principal baritone in Dresden, where, in the 1940s, he sang roles such as Scarpia in Tosca and Iago in Otello, as well as the German repertory. In 1942, he sang in the première of Heinrich Sutermeister's literaturoper Die Zauberinsel (based on The Tempest).

     
Instruments
  • Viola
  • Double bass
  • Vocals
Popular Tracks   
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg): Act III: Verachtet mir die Meister nicht on Wagner, R.: Tannhauser / Lohengrin / Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg by Richard Wagner, Carl Bohm & Karl Böhm
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg): Act I Scene 1: Prelude on Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg by Richard Wagner & Franz Konwitschny
Don Carlos (Sung in German), Act II: Act II: Die Konigin! (Chorus) on Verdi: Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi, Ferenc Fricsay, Rudolf Moralt & Karl Böhm
Don Carlos (Sung in German), Act II: Act II: In dem stillen Haine (Eboli) on Verdi: Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi, Ferenc Fricsay, Rudolf Moralt & Karl Böhm
Don Carlos (Sung in German), Act V: Act V: Ja, fur immer! (Filippo) on Verdi: Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi, Ferenc Fricsay, Rudolf Moralt & Karl Böhm
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Act 3: "Selig, wie die Sonne" - Bonustrack on Wolfgang Windgassen sings Wagner by Richard Wagner & Wolfgang Windgassen
Siegfried: Act III Scene 3: Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich (Brunnhilde) on Wilhelm Furtwangler Conducts Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner & Wilhelm Furtwängler
Bei des Himmels eh´rnem Dache (Othello) on Lebendige Vergangenheit - Torsten Ralf by Torsten Ralf
Don Carlos (Sung in German), Act I: Act I: Don Horner Schall verklingt, die Jagd entfernt sich (Carlo) on Verdi: Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi, Ferenc Fricsay, Rudolf Moralt & Karl Böhm
Don Carlos (Sung in German), Act II: Act II: Dein Geheimnis bleib unbekannt noch (Posa) on Verdi: Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi, Ferenc Fricsay, Rudolf Moralt & Karl Böhm

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Große Sänger Der Staatsoper DresdenMargarete Teschemacher, Christel Goltz, Torsten Ralf, Josef Herrmann, Mathieu Ahlersmeyer1977Album
Josef Herrmann BaritonJosef Herrmann1970Compil.
Die Drei Sonaten Für Cembalo Obligato Und QeuerflöteJohann Sebastian Bach, Isolde Ahlgrimm, Ludwig von Pfersmann, Josef HerrmannAlbum
Luise Miller - OpernquerschnittGiuseppe Verdi, Maria Cebotari, Helena Rott, Hans Hopf, Josef Herrmann, Georg Hann, Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden, Karl ElmendorffAlbum
Wagner: The Ring Of The Nibelung: SiegfriedRichard Wagner / Wilhelm Furtwängler Featuring Kirsten Flagstad, Set Svanholm, Josef Herrmann, Elisabeth HöngenAlbum
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