 Appropriately enough, given the fame of his 1959 recording in the title role of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" title role, Waechter appeared in 1969, depicted as Don Giovanni, on the set of postal stamps issued by Austria to commemorate the centenary of the Vienna Staatsoper.In 1987 Waechter was appointed general manager of the Vienna Volksoper.Four years later he also became head of the Vienna State Opera, a position he held at the time of his death.