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Ortrun Wenkel

German operatic contralto

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born: 1937
died: 2025
age at death: 88
known for: opera singer

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Ortrun Wenkel-Rothe was a German operatic contralto. She notably portrayed the role of Erda in the Bayreuth Jahrhundertring in 1976 and was awarded a Grammy Award as a principal soloist in 1983.

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