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1930–66 German tenor In a career lasting little more than a decade, Wunderlich established himself as Germany’s leading lyric tenor. After his Stuttgart Opera debut in 1955, he was spotted by conductor Karl Böhm, under whom he later recorded Mozart (Tamino in The Magic Flute), Strauss and Berg (Andres in Wozzeck). His other records included Schubert’s Die schöne ...

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1930–66, German Wunderlich was the ideal tenor. His powerful yet lyric timbre was effortless, and indicated that it would have grown considerably beyond his existing repertoire. Furthermore, he had remarkable breath support that he attributed to his French horn studies, and which he used to great effect in Mozartian arias. Wunderlich’s appearances in Germany and Austria received ...

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eternity, apologizing to the musicians: ‘I simply must revel in this sonority for a little while.’ Recommended Recording: Das Lied von der Erde, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich, (New) Philharmonia Orchestra (cond) Otto Klemperer (EMI/Warner) Gustav Mahler: Works Symphonies: No. 1 in D (1888); No. 2 in c–E flat (‘Resurrection’) with solo soprano and contralto and mixed ...

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Opera; Sian Edwards, conductor; NMCD106; Soloists: Nicholas Folwell (Blond Eckbert), Anne-Marie Owens (Berthe), Christopher Ventris (Walter), Nerys Jones (A bird) Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | Fritz Wunderlich | Modern Era | Opera ...

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b. 1935 German tenor Schreier made his debut as the First Prisoner in Fidelio (Dresden, 1961), before joining the Berlin State Opera. On the death of Fritz Wunderlich in 1966, he became the best-known exponent of Mozart’s Belmonte, Don Ottavio, Ferrando and Tamino (The Magic Flute), the part with which he made his Metropolitan Opera debut in ...

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and the Metropolitan Opera as, respectively, Offenbach’s Hoffmann and Verdi’s Alfredo (La traviata). He became a French citizen in 2007. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Fritz Wunderlich | Contemporary | Classical ...

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intensity he brought to works by Verdi. Leading Wagnerian singers have included Wolfgang Windgassen (1914–74) and Siegfried Jerusalem (b. 1940). Had he not died so young, the German Fritz Wunderlich (1930–66) might have become a fine Wagnerian; as it is he is particularly remembered for his elegance in Mozart. For two decades and more after his death, the famous ...