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

 

 

Mit hjerte og min lyre (Kjerulf) 2-82689 7953e Gramophone, København 1908-03

Muette de Portici (Auber) En nyfødt sol (Barcarole) (w. chorus) 082079 618ac Gramophone, København 1913-09-15

Muette de Portici (Auber) Langt heller dø (w. Nissen) 084020 611ac Gramophone, København 1913-09-13

Muette de Portici (Auber) Slummersangen (Du pauvre seul) 082080 652ac Gramophone, København 1913-09-21

Nu ringer alle klokker mod sky (Weyse) 2-82474 9951b G&T, London 1907-02-05

Og jeg vil ha’ mig en hjertenskær (Grieg) 2-82981 4198ab Gramophone, København 1912-09-14

Paa søndag aften kommer hun (Heise) 2-82485 9952b G&T, London 1907-02-05

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Arioso (Un tal gioco) 2-82573 3399r G&T, København 1907-09

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Bajadsens sang (Vesti la giubba) 2-82679 11331b Gramophone, København 1908-09-16

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Nej, bajads er jeg ej (No, pagliaccio non son) 082094 616ac Gramophone, København 1913-09-15

Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) I templets lyse sal (Au fond du temple saint) (w. Nissen) 084013 1596c Gramophone, København 1908-09-16

Rigoletto (Verdi) O, I kvinder (Questa o quella) 3-82016, 586ae Gramophone, København 1909-08

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Cavatine 082037 1ac Gramophone, Berlin 1908-12-03

Salomons sang paa vinbjerget (Bartholdy) 2-82891 550ae Gramophone, København 1909-08

Si j’étais roi (Adam) Hendes navn og byrd 082048 188aj Gramophone, København 1910-08-24

Si j’étais roi (Adam) Jeg om Eder havde kun et minde (w. Møller) 84298 464ah Gramophone, København 1910-08-22

Si j’étais roi (Adam) Nu hvert et baand er bristet (w. Møller) 084016 187aj Gramophone, København 1910-08-24

Si j’étais roi (Adam) Om jeg var drot 2-82838 500ah Gramophone, København 1910-08-24