Ortrun Wenkel

Ortrun Wenkel-Rothe (25 October 1937 – 14 December 2025) was a German operatic contralto. She notably portrayed the role of Erda in the Bayreuth Jahrhundertring (Centenary Ring) in 1976 and was awarded a Grammy Award as a principal soloist in 1983.

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