Fritz Wunderlich
Born: 26th September 1930, Kusel, Germany
Died: 17th September 1966, Heidelberg, Germany
Nationality: Germany
Despite singing professionally for only just over a decade, the German lyric tenor Fritz Wunderlich is firmly enshrined as one of the greatest voices of the twentieth century thanks to the sweetness and clarity of his tone and the elegance of his delivery – qualities which made him a peerless interpreter of Bach, Mozart, Schubert lieder, and operetta and popular songs.