Fritz Wunderlich | Ian Sidden

“Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön”

“Dies Bildnis” is Prince Tamino’s first aria of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. After saving Tamino from a giant serpent, the Three Ladies show Tamino a picture of Pamina – the daughter of the Queen of the Night. He is immediately smitten and sings:

Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön Wie noch kein Auge

Abe liked Opera!

I found out today, from my favorite source NPR, that Abraham Lincoln was an opera fan and that he had the Friedrich von Flowtow opera Martha performed at the second inauguration. Find that story here.

Below is a clip of one of my favorite tenors Fritz Wunderlich performing the aria “Ach, so