# Josef Herrmann

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**Josef Herrmann** (20 April 1903 - 19 November 1955) was a German [baritone](/source/Baritone), notable for his performances in the [operas](/source/Opera) of [Richard Wagner](/source/Richard_Wagner).

He was born in [Darmstadt](/source/Darmstadt) and made his professional debut at [Kaiserslautern](/source/Kaiserslautern). He subsequently sang with the opera companies at Stettin ([Szczecin](/source/Szczecin)), [Königsberg](/source/K%C3%B6nigsberg) and [Nuremberg](/source/Nuremberg) before becoming principal baritone in [Dresden](/source/Dresden), where, in the 1940s, he sang roles such as Scarpia in *[Tosca](/source/Tosca)* and Iago in *[Otello](/source/Otello)*, as well as the German repertory. In 1942, he sang in the première of [Heinrich Sutermeister](/source/Heinrich_Sutermeister)'s [literaturoper](/source/Literaturoper) *Die Zauberinsel* (based on [The Tempest](/source/The_Tempest)).

In 1950, he appeared as The Wanderer and Gunther at [La Scala](/source/La_Scala), [Milan](/source/Milan), in performances of *[Der Ring des Nibelungen](/source/Der_Ring_des_Nibelungen)* conducted by [Wilhelm Furtwängler](/source/Wilhelm_Furtw%C3%A4ngler).

Herrmann died at [Hildesheim](/source/Hildesheim) at the age of 52.

## Selected recordings

- *Der Ring des Nibelungen*: live performances from La Scala conducted by Furtwängler, 1950 (Opera d'Oro)
- Lebendige Vergangenheit: Josef Herrmann ([Preiser Records](/source/Preiser_Records), 1995)

## Sources

- [New Grove Dictionary of Opera](/source/New_Grove_Dictionary_of_Opera), vol 2, .

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