Ortrun Wenkel

German operatic contralto (1937-2025)
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Ortrun Wenkel

Summary

Ortrun Wenkel is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Buttstädt[2]. She was born on October 25, 1937[3]. She died in Q43273977[4]. She died on December 14, 2025[5]. She worked as an opera singer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Buttstädt[2], Ortrun Wenkel…
  • Ortrun Wenkel died in Q43273977[4].
  • Ortrun Wenkel was born on October 25, 1937[3].
  • Ortrun Wenkel died on December 14, 2025[5].
  • Ortrun Wenkel held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Ortrun Wenkel's professions included opera singer[6].
  • Ortrun Wenkel is recorded as female[9].
  • Ortrun Wenkel's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Ortrun Wenkel's Commons category is recorded as Ortrun Wenkel[11].
  • Ortrun Wenkel's voice type is recorded as contralto[12].
  • Ortrun Wenkel's family name is recorded as Wenkel[13].
  • Ortrun Wenkel's given name is recorded as Ortrun[14].
  • Ortrun Wenkel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ortrun Wenkel[15].
  • Ortrun Wenkel's Commons gallery is recorded as Ortrun Wenkel[16].
  • Ortrun Wenkel's instrument is recorded as voice[17].
  • Ortrun Wenkel's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[18].
  • Ortrun Wenkel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[19].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: DE[21]

  • Began / founded: 1942-10-25[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2025-12-21[23]

  • Genre(s): classical, opera[24]

  • Community tags: classical, contralto, german contralto, opera[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2d0c27d4-9869-4c2e-bb98-d984e8c7716d[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Ortrun Wenkel's place of birth was Buttstädt[2]. She was born on October 25, 1937[3].

Career and Affiliations

Ortrun Wenkel worked as an opera singer[6].

Death and Burial

Ortrun Wenkel died on December 14, 2025[5]. She passed away in Q43273977[4].

Why It Matters

Ortrun Wenkel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

Where was Ortrun Wenkel born?

Born in Buttstädt[2], Ortrun Wenkel…

Where did Ortrun Wenkel die?

Ortrun Wenkel passed away in Q43273977[4].

What did Ortrun Wenkel do for work?

Ortrun Wenkel worked as opera singer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . mannheimer-morgen.de. Retrieved . mannheimer-morgen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . trauer.rnz.de. Retrieved . trauer.rnz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . trauer.rnz.de. Retrieved . trauer.rnz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument voice
    Country of citizenship Germany
    Given name Ortrun
    Voice type contralto
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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