Vilhelm Herold

Vilhelm Christoffer Herold (born March 19, 1865, in Hasle, Bornholm – died December 15, 1937, in Copenhagen) was an operatic tenor, voice teacher, and theatre director.

Herold he made his stage debut on February 10, 1893, in the title role of Gounod's Faust at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen.

Herold was a prominent interpreter of Pedro in Eugen d'Albert's Tiefland during the years following its premiere, with the composer himself pronouncing him as ideal in the role.

Upon his retirement from the stage, Herold worked primarily as a voice and drama teacher at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where he trained a generation of Danish singers, including Lauritz Melchior.

Extracts from some of those titles have been transferred from records in the collection of Denmark's State and University Library to the Nimbus CD Prima Voce: Vilhelm Herold (NI7880).