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).
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Große Sänger Der Staatsoper Dresden | Margarete Teschemacher, Christel Goltz, Torsten Ralf, Josef Herrmann, Mathieu Ahlersmeyer | 1977 | Album |
Josef Herrmann Bariton | Josef Herrmann | 1970 | Compil. |
Die Drei Sonaten Für Cembalo Obligato Und Qeuerflöte | Johann Sebastian Bach, Isolde Ahlgrimm, Ludwig von Pfersmann, Josef Herrmann | Album | |
Luise Miller - Opernquerschnitt | Giuseppe Verdi, Maria Cebotari, Helena Rott, Hans Hopf, Josef Herrmann, Georg Hann, Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden, Karl Elmendorff | Album | |
Wagner: The Ring Of The Nibelung: Siegfried | Richard Wagner / Wilhelm Furtwängler Featuring Kirsten Flagstad, Set Svanholm, Josef Herrmann, Elisabeth Höngen | Album |