Josef Herrmann
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).
In 1950, he appeared as The Wanderer and Gunther at La Scala, Milan, in performances of ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler.
Herrmann died at Hildesheim at the age of 52. Provided by Wikipedia
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Edition Staatskapelle Dresden. by Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
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Opernszenen = Opera scenes ; Der Rosenkavalier ; Die Frau ohne Schatten ; Arabella ; Daphne / by Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949
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Die Walküre ; [Ludwig Suthaus sings Wagner] / by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Don Carlos ; [Josef Greindl sings arias].
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