Talk:Fritz Wunderlich

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FRITZ WUNDERLICH THE LEGEND (in German)

Don Carlos[edit]

When did Fritz Wunderlich sing Don Carlos??? Where can I buy it? It's totally not his voice, although I do have a recording of him singing the Verdi Requiem.—Preceding unsigned comment added by SingingZombie (talk • contribs) 07:44, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

“Germanic Latin”[edit]

The article states in parenthesis: “He sang his recording of the Verdi Requiem in distinctly Germanic Latin.”

The context would suggest that as the fashion of the day dictated performing Italian or French opera in German, “Germanic Latin” was somehow also a concession to German audiences. Latin, which is still a requirement in most German schools in preparation for university, is pronounced differently in Germany and Austria than it is in other countries. “C,” for instance, is pronounced as a German “z,” that is, as “ts.” Every performer schooled in those countries will pronounce Latin in this manner and still does, whether it’s a small amateur church choir in the Bavarian Alps or a major star in Vienna. --Janko (talk) 12:03, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that remark in the article has anything to do with the then common practice in Germany to perform operas originally in Italian/French &c. in German. Instead, it refers to the pronunciation as described in this article in the German Wikipedia: de:Deutsche Aussprache des Lateinischen (somewhat summarised in Latin regional pronunciation), which covers more than "Caesar" as "Zäsar". That German pronunciation is very different to the ecclesiastical pronunciation, more familiar to English-language audiences.

Whether that parenthetical remark is of any use to English-language readers, I don't know. But most of them would recognise it when they hear it. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 13:15, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Murder[edit]

Shouldn't there be a reference to the theory proposed by militant homosexuals - who defame Wunderlich by accusing him of being homosexual - that Wunderlich was murdered?Royalcourtier (talk) 00:39, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No; see WP:FRINGE. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 02:48, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to hear about this! Is there a link? HandsomeMrToad (talk) 06:42, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"Carelessly-tied shoes"[edit]

There's some disagreement about why the Divine Fritz actually fell. I've read carelessly-tied shoes, and I've read that the banister was loose and tore out of the wall when Fritz leaned on it, and I've read that Fritz was drunk. HandsomeMrToad (talk) 23:00, 19 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Citation needed[edit]

This page could easily become a good article, or even a featured article, if more inline citations were made here. I believe that his family has written a lot about his life (his issues with the German army, the Nazi party, etc), though I think most of what they have published is in German. 🔥 22spears 🔥 00:08, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]