Dorothea Wendling

Maria Dorothea Wendling - Spurni and Wendling, born Spurni ( born March 21, 1736, in Stuttgart, † August 20, 1811 in Munich) was a German soprano.

Born Spurni was one of the most famous opera singers of her time. During her time at the court theater in Mannheim since 1752 it counted already since the 60s to the local prima donnas and married in 1756 the composer and flautist Johann Baptist Wendling. From their marriage and their daughter Elisabeth Augusta, " Gustl ", which later became a singer was also derived. In 1778, she moved with him and many other musicians as part of the residence of the Elector Karl Theodor seat change to Munich. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote there, the recitative and aria Basta, vincesti / Ah, non lasciarmi for soprano and orchestra (K. 295a ) specially Dorothea Wendling, who played the role of Ilia in Idomeneo in 1781:

" ... Yesterday I beym Wendling the aria I scizirt promised her; with a short recitative. The words they were requested from the Didone: ah non lasciarmi NO. She and her daughter is completely crazy about this aria ... "

During her time as court singer at Cuvilliés Theatre in Munich, she gave many well-known singers of the time, including Catherine Lang, Elisabeth Carnoli and probably Franziska Lebrun, singing lessons.

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• Soprano
• Person (Mannheim)
• Person (Munich )
• Born in 1736
• Died in 1811
• Woman