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Fritz Wunderlich

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A collection of operetta arias by the incomparable tenor Fritz Wunderlich! Now available on LP!Born in 1930 in Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, to a cellist father and a violinist mother, Fritz Wunderlich was immersed in music from an early age. Due to the hardships caused by the war and his fathers death, he was unable to pursue formal musical studies for quite some time; it wasnt until he was 20 that he was finally able to study horn and voice at the University of Freiburg. By that time, his beautiful voice had already gained a reputation, and at the age of 24, he was given the opportunity to sing the lead role of Tamino in *The Magic Flute* at a university performance. The following year, the year he graduated from university, he had already signed a contract with the Stuttgart State Opera; thereafter, he signed contracts with the Bavarian State Opera and the Vienna State Opera, and his tale