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

 

 

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Turiddus farvel (Mamma, quel vino) 3-82015, 5622ab Gramophone, København 1913-09-15

Cid (Massenet) O Souverain 082025, 379m Gramophone, Berlin 1908-05-06

Den forbudne sang (Musica proibita) (Gastaldon) 3-82039 4218ab Gramophone, København 1912-09-16

Den unge lærkes morgensang (Heise) 82931 2139e G&T, London 1905-06-08

Der staar et slot i vesterled (Weyse) 2-82480 9957b G&T, London 1907-02-05

Der var en svend med sin pigelil (Heise) 82990 4293h G&T, Berlin 1906-03

Der var engang (Lange-Müller) Serenade  082026, 378m Gramophone, Berlin 1908-05-06

Det haver saa nyligen regnet (trad) 2-82974 3611ab Gramophone, København 1912-08-10

Det var paa Isted hede (Heise) 2-82991 5710ab Gramophone, København 1913-09-21

Elverhøj (Kuhlau) Jægersang 2-82681 11398b Gramophone, København 1908-09-19

Elverskud (N W Gade) Olufs ballade 082045 115af Gramophone, København 1909-08

Faust (Gounod) Arie (Laisse-moi contempler) 82601 182A Berliner, København 1899-12

Faust (Gounod) Cavatine 082032 2ac Gramophone, Berlin 1908-12-03

Faust (Gounod) Havescenen (Il se fait tard) (w. Ulrich) 084008 289s G&T, København 1907-09

Faust (Gounod) O, hvilket under (O merveille) (w. Nissen) 084029 328af Gramophone, København 1914-10-27

Flyv fugl, flyv (Hartmann) 82991 4294½h G&T, Berlin 1906-03

Forza del destino (Verdi) Nu døden sig nærmer (Solenne in quest’ora) (w. Nissen) 084015 117af Gramophone, København 1909-08

Fra Diavolo (Auber) Barcarole 082052 424ac Gramophone, København 1911-08-23