He was able to make his stage debut at the Stadttheater in Halle an der Saale in 1890. He switched to the Stadttheater Nuremberg and three years later he went to the Hofoper in Berlin where he remained the next 20 years.
The singer and actor Hermann Bachmann became famous as an opera singer primarily.
Before he became an artist he began his professional career as a commercial employee, but singing was always something he was interested in and therefore he took singing lessons in Berlin.
Besides his singing appearances Hermann Bachmann also directed several productions.
After his active career he worked as a singing teacher.