Helen Traubel

Helen Traubel

Helen Francesca Traubel (June 16, 1899 – July 28, 1972) was an American opera and concert singer. A dramatic soprano, she was best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of Brünnhilde and Isolde. Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she began her career as a concert singer and went on to sing at the Metropolitan Opera from 1937 to 1953. Starting in the 1950s, she also developed a career as a nightclub and cabaret singer as well as appearing in television, films and musical theatre. Traubel spent her later years in Santa Monica, California, where she died at the age of 73.

Birth and Death Data: Born St. Louis (independent city in Missouri, United States), Died July 28, 1972 (Santa Monica (beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 36 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CS-048814	12-in.	4/14/1940	Tannhäuser—Act II	Charles O'Connell ; Helen Traubel ; Victor Symphony Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-050310	12-in.	5/25/1940	Alcestes—Act I	Charles O'Connell ; Helen Traubel ; Victor Symphony Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra.	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-051249	12-in.	6/7/1940	An die Musik	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-051250	12-in.	6/7/1940	Wonne der Wehmuth	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-051251	12-in.	6/7/1940	Cacilie	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-051252	12-in.	6/7/1940	A memory	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-051253	12-in.	6/7/1940	Japanese death song	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-051254	12-in.	6/7/1940	Wiegenlied (Wie sich der Äuglein kindlicher Himmel)	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-051255	12-in.	6/7/1940	Ruhe, meine Seele	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-051583	12-in.	6/28/1940	Aus Nachtlied Zarathustras	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-051584	12-in.	6/28/1940	Von ewiger Liebe	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-051585	10-in.	6/28/1940	Deep river	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-051586	10-in.	6/28/1940	Swing low, sweet chariot	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-051587	10-in.	6/28/1940	Morning	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-051879	12-in.	7/17/1940	Nun hast du mir den ersten schmerz getan	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-051880	12-in.	7/17/1940	Süsser Freund, du blickest	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-051881	10-in.	7/17/1940	Seit ich ihn gesehen	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-051882	10-in.	7/17/1940	Er, der Herrlichste von allen	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-051883	10-in.	7/17/1940	Ich kann's nicht fassen	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-051884	10-in.	7/17/1940	Du Ring an meinem Finger	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-051885	10-in.	7/17/1940	Helft mir, ihr Schwestern	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-051886	10-in.	7/17/1940	An meinem Hertzen	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-054506	10-in.	7/21/1940	Silent	Charles M. Courboin ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with organ	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-054507	10-in.	7/21/1940	Cradle song	Charles M. Courboin ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with organ	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-057569	12-in.	12/22/1940	Im Treibhaus, part 1	Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Helen Traubel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal

(Results 1-25 of 36 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Traubel, Helen," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104734.

Traubel, Helen. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104734.

"Traubel, Helen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.