- He was awarded with the Hermann-Löns-Medaille in Gold in 1992.
- He studied with Rudolf Watzke in Dortmund and Johannes Kobeck in Vienna.
- Wewel performed over 80 roles, including Osmin in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail, the Komtur in Don Giovanni, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, Rocco in Beethoven's Fidelio", Philipp II in Verdi's Don Carlo, Gremin in Tchaikovsky's Eugen Onegin, Daland in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer, Heinrich in Lohengrin, Marke in Tristan und Isolde and Titurel in Parsifal. He also performed in operettas.
- From 1965, he appeared as a guest in Germany at the Bavarian State Opera, the Hamburg State Opera, the Staatstheater Stuttgart, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, the Cologne Opera and Staatstheater Hannover, among others.
- Wewel was a German operatic bass and television presenter.
- Internationally, he performed at the Budapest National Opera, in Paris, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Rouen, Salzburg and the Opernhaus Zürich.
- Wewel was a member of the Dortmund Opera from 1963, with Generalmusikdirektor Wilhelm Schüchter, and remained at the house throughout his career.
- In 1989, he was awarded the title Kammersänger, and in 1992 with TheOrder of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- He is known for presenting the television series Kein schöner Land (from 1989 till 2007), with more than 150 episodes. The series ran at irregular intervals, and was produced by Saarländischer Rundfunk. Wewel took his guests to different regions of Europe and presented people, landscapes and customs. The musical part of the program ranged from folklore typical for the region to hits, folk music and light classical music, to which Wewel often contributed songs. It was the first music program on television filmed at the original locations and not in the studio.
- Based at the Opernhaus Dortmund for decades, he performed 80 roles in Germany and Europe.
- In addition to his opera work, he also recorded numerous Volkslieder.
- In the mid-1980s, he performed as Landgrave Hermann in a complete recording of Wagner's Tannhäuser from the Theater Saarbrücken.
- He was awarded with The Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia in 1996.
- He received in 1999 the Ring of honour of his hometown Arnsberg.
- After school, he first trained as a civil servant with the Deutsche Bundesbahn.[1] He then studied voice, especially opera, at the Dortmund Conservatory.
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