Herbert Häfner was a singer represented in the Pristine catalogue through the 1951 recording of Berg’s Lulu, issued under his name.

The performance is a significant early post-war document of Berg’s opera, with Vienna Symphony forces and a cast including Ilona Steingruber, Otto Wiener and Waldemar Kmentt.

Häfner’s page is useful because the release itself centres on this rare modern-opera document. The repertory requires vocal precision, character and alertness to Berg’s difficult theatrical language.

This entry is modest but important for catalogue navigation. Häfner stands at the doorway to Pristine’s early Lulu recording.