Julius Huehn
Julius Huehn (1904-1971) was an American baritone, active at the Metropolitan Opera and in Wagnerian repertory. He was especially associated with German opera in the United States.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Leinsdorf’s Metropolitan Opera Wagner broadcasts, including Die Walküre and Tristan und Isolde.
Huehn’s singing brought firm baritone weight, clarity and theatrical authority to roles that sit ...
WAGNER Die Walküre
Live broadcast stage performance, February 1940
Total duration: 3hr 28:56
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Marjorie Lawrence
Hunding - Emanuel List
Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
Wotan - Julius Huehn
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Conductor Erich Leinsdorf
WAGNER Lohengrin
Live broadcast performance, 1940
Total duration: 3hr 8:22
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Elisabeth Rethberg
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Telramund - Julius Huehn
King Heinrich - Emanuel List
Herald - Leonard Warren
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
WAGNER Tristan und Isolde
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Kerstin Thorborg
Marke - Alexander Kipnis
Kurwenal - Julius Huehn
Live broadcast performance, 1941
Total duration: 3hr 25:56
Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
BEETHOVEN Fidelio
Live recording, 22 February 1941
Producer and XR Remastering: Andrew Rose
Cover artwork based on a photograph of Kirsten Flagstad
Total duration: 2hr 25:01
Leonore - Kirsten Flagstad
Florestan - René Maison
Don Pizarro - Julius Huehn
Rocco - Alexander Kipnis
Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Bruno Walter, conductor
with introductions by Milton Cross
