Ortrun Wenkel

Ortrun Wenkel

Ortrun Wenkel (25 October 1942) is a German operatic contralto.[1][2] She notably portrayed the roles of Erda and Fricka in the 1983 recording of Richard Wagner's The Ring Cycle which won a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording and which was conducted by Marek Janowski for RCA.

References

  1. ^ Ortrun Wenkel (Contralto)
  2. ^ Who's who in Germany, Volume 1‎ - Page 1372



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