Description

VILHELM HEROLD (HASLE, BORNHOLM, 19 MARCH, 1865 – COPENHAGEN, 15 DECEMBER, 1937)

 

 

 

 

He made his debut (1893) as Faust at the Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen. He appeared in Stockholm, London, Hamburg, Berlin, Prague, and Stuttgart, among other cities. In Oslo (1913) he was Pedro in a performance of Tiefland in which Flagstad made her operatic debut as Nuri. Although his voice was trained in the French repertory, he spent the majority of his career in Scandinavia and Germania singing German roles. After his retirement he served as Director of the Royal Danish Theater (1922-24), where his career had begun. As a vocal teacher, Herold was responsible for retraining Lauritz Melchior’s voice from baritone to tenor. His voice was often compared to Jean de Reszke’s.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1893 Copenhagen Royal Danish Theater Faust (Faust)

1913 Oslo Opera House Tiefland (Pedro)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Africaine (Meyerbeer) O Paradis 082073 477ac Gramophone, København 1912-09-16

Aften paa loggiaen (Heise) 2-82900 551ae Gramophone, København 1909-08

Agnete og havmanden (N W Gade) 82984 4221h G&T, Berlin 1906-03

Aida (Verdi) Fagre Aida 082020 280½s G&T, København 1907-09

Aida (Verdi) Nilduet (Fuggiam gli ardori) (w. Brun) 84278 11332b Gramophone, København 1908-09-16

Bertran de Born (Heise) Fager er den blide vaar 2-82605, 12504u Gramophone, Berlin 1908-03-10

Bertran de Born (Heise) Herre Konge, bliv her 082017 290s G&T, København 1907-09

Bertran de Born (Heise) Vaagn af din slummer 2-82606 12506½u Gramophone, Berlin 1908-03-13

Bertran de Born (Heise) Vaagn af din slummer 82599 180A Berliner, København 1899-12

Bertran de Born (Heise) Vaagn af din slummer 82865 1409e G&T, København 1904-12-04 (-02)

Bohème (Puccini) Duet (O Mimì) (w. Høeberg) 084014 110af Gramophone, København 1909-03

Bohème (Puccini) Saa kold den lille haand er (Che gelida manina) 082029 1594c Gramophone, København 1908-09-16

Carmela (Sorrentinsk serenade) (de Curtis) 2-82961 4197ab Gramophone, København 1912-09-14

Carmen (Bizet) Blomsterarien (La fleur) 082031 1591c Gramophone, København 1908-09-16

Carmen (Bizet) Duet (Parle-moi de ma mère) (w. Møller) 84259 7955e Gramophone, København 1908-03

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Drikkevise (Brindisi) 3-82032 6051½ae Gramophone, København 1914-10-27

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Drikkevisen 82598 181A Berliner, København 1899-12

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Siciliana 82983 4207h G&T, Berlin 1906-03