- Born
- DiedSeptember 17, 1966 · Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (skull fracture after fall down a staircase)
- Birth nameFriedrich Karl Otto Wunderlich
- Fritz Wunderlich was born on September 26, 1930 in Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was an actor, known for Marathon Man (1976), Der Barbier von Sevilla (1959) and Opernführer (1965). He was married to Eva Wunderlich. He died on September 17, 1966 in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- SpouseEva Wunderlich(1956 - September 17, 1966) (his death, 3 children)
- ChildrenConstanze Wunderlich
- Very intelligent musical phrasing and perfect diction in German and Italian
- Often played young upper-class men in love such as Prince Tamino in The Magic Flute and Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville
- Expressed ardent emotion without overacting
- He is generally considered the finest tenor singer of German lieder and lyric opera (such as Mozart) and operetta on record; small-voiced tenors often look to his recordings as models of their art.
- His hobbies included guns, fast cars, and hunting.
- Besides singing, he was an accomplished horn-player and also played the trumpet.
- Died by falling down a flight of stairs at a hunting lodge. At the time of his death he was scheduled to give his first performance at the Metropolitan Opera a few weeks later.
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