Dorothea Wendling

Contemporary engraving of Dorothea Wendling, singing the role of Ilia at Munich, exact date unknown.

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

She is probably best remembered today for being the singer for whom Mozart wrote the role of Ilia^[1] in Idomeneo, re di Creta.

References

1. ^ Hermann Abert, W. A. Mozart (English edition), p. 540

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Name	Wendling, Dorothea
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Date of birth	1736
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Date of death	1811
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