Herbert Janssen
Herbert Janssen (1892-1965) was a German baritone, admired in Wagner and German repertory. After leaving Europe, he became an important singer at the Metropolitan Opera.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Wagner with Leinsdorf, Rodziński and other major artists, including Tannhäuser and Die Walküre.
Janssen’s singing combined nobility, line and verbal clarity, with a cultivated baritone style suited to Wol...
Live concert recording, 1941
Total duration: 2hr 57:32
Kirsten Flagstad - Elisabeth
Emanuel List - Landgraf Hermann
Herbert Janssen - Wolfram
Kerstin Thorborg - Venus
Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
WAGNER Die Walküre (Act 3)
Studio recording, 1945
Total duration: 61:52
Helen Traubel (soprano) - Brünnhilde
Herbert Janssen (baritone) - Wotan
Irene Jessner (soprano) - Sieglinde
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
conducted by Artur Rodziński
Broadcast performance, 1944
Total duration: 1hr 51:08
Rose Bampton Leonora
Chorus directed by Peter Wilhousky
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini, conductor
Broadcast of January 24th 1943
Total duration: 73:46
Herbert Janssen, baritone
The Westminster Choir
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor Arturo Toscanini
