- Ortrun Wenkel
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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
- ^ Ortrun Wenkel (Contralto)
- ^ Who's who in Germany, Volume 1 - Page 1372
Categories:- Operatic contraltos
- German opera singers
- 1942 births
- Living people
- German opera singer stubs
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