Fritz Wunderlich Tamino, opposite baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in the role of Papageno. There is also a live performance of "The Magic Flute" recorded in 1960 at the Salzburg Festival, and several recordings as Belmonte in "Die Entführung aus dem Serail". Recordings also exist of lesser-known Mozart operas such as "Zaide" and "La finta giardiniera" Wunderlich's crystal-clear voice, exquisite diction, and intelligent but passionate interpretation also led him to impressive renditions of the lieder cycles of Schubert and Schumann with pianist , who was also his artistic mentor. His famous recording of Schumann's "Dichterliebe" remains a gold standard of this genre. Many tenors
Eric Cutler in June 2009. He performed the Duke of Mantua in Giuseppe Verdi's "Rigoletto", in a Fenice's production, for a tour in Italy which involved Reggio Emilia and Venice. Cutler's most critically acclaimed performances have all been in Mozart operas. These include Tamino (Metropolitan Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Glyndebourne and Edinburgh Festivals), Belmonte in "The Abduction from the Seraglio" (Boston Lyric Opera, Houston Grand Opera and Teatro Real Madrid) and Don Ottavio in "Don Giovanni" (Wolf Trap Opera Company and Santa Fe Opera). EMI issued Eric Cutler's first solo recording featuring songs of Barber, Schumann, Hahn and Liszt, called