Dorothea Wendling
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Dorothea Wendling
(Maria) Dorothea Wendling, née Spurni (21 March 1736 – 20 August 1811) was a German soprano. Born in Stuttgart, she is remembered for being the singer for whom Mozart wrote the role of Ilia[1] in Idomeneo, re di Creta. She sang the role of Sabina in the 1768 premiere of Ignaz Holzbauer's opera , based on Metastasio's libretto of that name.
In 1752 she married flautist and composer Johann Baptist Wendling. They had a daughter, (1752–1794). Her sister-in-law was Elisabeth Wendling (1746–1786). Elisabeth and Dorothea performed in the 1772 premiere of Johann Christian Bach's Temistocle. Dorothea Wendling died in Munich.
References[]
- ^ Hermann Abert, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (English edition), p. 540
Categories:
- 1736 births
- 1811 deaths
- Musicians from Stuttgart
- German operatic sopranos
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's singers
- 18th-century German opera singers
- Opera singer stubs