Vilhelm Herold

as Romeo in "Romeo & Juliette" by Gounod

Vilhelm Christoffer Herold
March 19, 1865 – December 15, 1937
Danish Tenor

Debut 1893 in the title role of Gounod's Faust at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. he also sang throughout Europe, including a command performance for King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace in 1905. The previous year, he had made his Covent Garden debut in the title role of Lohengrin. He also sang at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.Upon his retirement from the stage, Herold worked primarily as a voice and drama teacher at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen,