Dorothee Mields (born 15 April 1971) is a German soprano concert singer of

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and

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Career

Mields was born in

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. She studied at the

University of the Arts Bremen The University of the Arts Bremen (German: Hochschule für Künste Bremen, HfK Bremen) is a public university in Bremen, Germany. It is one of the most successful arts institutions, and its origins date back to 1873. The University of the Arts B ...

with Elke Holzmann, Harry van der Kamp and Gabriele Schreckenbach. After graduation she continued studying in Stuttgart with Julia Hamari.

Baroque music

With the Collegium Vocale Gent and

Philippe Herreweghe Philippe Maria François Herreweghe, Knight Herreweghe (born 2 May 1947) is a Belgian conductor and choirmaster. Herreweghe founded La Chapelle Royale and Collegium Vocale Gent and is renowned as a conductor, with a repertoire ranging from ...

she recorded several

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s, his Magnificat in E-flat major, BWV 243a, ''

Easter Oratorio The ''Easter Oratorio'' (; ), 249, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote an autograph score in Leipzig in 1738 under this title, matching his ''Christmas Oratorio'' and '' Ascension Oratorio''. Bach had already composed the work in 1 ...

'' and '' Ascension Oratorio''. In 2001 she recorded Joseph Schuster's opera ''Demofoonte'' on a libretto of

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with La Ciaccona, conducted by Ludger Rémy. In 2002 she recorded several cantatas for

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Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (13 January 1690 – 27 November 1749) was a German composer of the Baroque music, Baroque era. Biography Early life Stölzel was born in Schwarzenberg, Saxony, Grünstädtel in Saxony on 13 January 1690. His fath ...

, a prolific contemporary of

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, conducted by Ludger Rémy. The soloists, including Jan Kobow, also formed the choir. In January 2003 she sang Monteverdi’s ''

Vespro della Beata Vergine ''Vespro della Beata Vergine'' (''Vespers for the Blessed Virgin''), Stattkus-Verzeichnis, SV 206, is a musical setting by Claudio Monteverdi of the evening vespers on Marian feasts, scored for soloists, choirs, and orchestra. It is an ambitio ...

'' on a tour with the Collegium Vocale Gent. In 2006 she performed in Bach's ''

St John Passion The ''Passio secundum Joannem'' or ''St John Passion'' (), BWV 245, is a Passion or oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, the earliest of the surviving Passions by Bach. It was written during his first year as director of church music in Leipzi ...

'' with the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra in Canada.Dorothee Mields
on bach-cantatas She sang the soprano part in the recording of Bach's '' Mass in B minor'' with Jos van Veldhoven. She recorded songs of

John Dowland John Dowland ( – buried 20 February 1626) was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as "Come, heavy sleep", " Come again", " Flow my tears", " I saw my Lady weepe", " N ...

with the gambist

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in 2008, and ''Love Songs'' of

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with the Lautten Compagney Berlin. She was soprano soloist for two concerts of the Bachchor Mainz reviving church cantatas of

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in June 2010, remembering the composers birth in 1710. In 2016 she performed an evening of English Mad Songs, by

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and his contemporaries, with the Lautten Compagney at

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as part of the

Rheingau Musik Festival The (RMF) is an international summer music festival in Germany, founded in 1987. It is mostly for classical music, but includes other genres. Concerts take place at culturally important locations, such as Eberbach Abbey and Schloss Johannisberg, ...

Contemporary music

In 2004 she sang the title role in the premiere of Johannes Maria Staud's opera ''Berenice'' at the

Munich Biennale The Munich Biennale () is a contemporary opera and music theatre festival in the city of Munich. The full German name is ''Internationales Festival für neues Musiktheater'', literally: International Festival for New Music Theater. The biennial f ...

. She premiered

Beat Furrer Beat Furrer (born 6 December 1954) is a Swiss-born Austrian composer and conductor. He has served as professor of composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz since 1991. He was awarded the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 2018 ...

's ''Invocation III'' (the third scene of ''invocation'') for soprano and ensemble on words from the 16th century on 17 September 2004, in Innsbruck, with the

Klangforum Wien The Klangforum Wien is an Austrian chamber orchestra, based in Vienna at the Konzerthaus, which specialises in contemporary classical music. Founded by composer and conductor Beat Furrer in 1985, it is run on collective principles, having no o ...

conducted by the composer. In 2006 she sang Gérard Grisey's final work ''Quatre Chants pour franchir le seuil'' with the Klangforum Wien and

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in Hamburg. She performed the solo of Mahler's Symphony No. 4 with the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées conducted by Herreweghe. Her debut at the

Salzburg Festival The Salzburg Festival () is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer, for five weeks starting in late July, in Salzburg, Austria, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart's operas are a focus of ...

in 2007 was again Grisey's ''Quatre Chants'', conducted by Emilio Pomárico. In 2009 Dorothee Mields and

Andreas Karasiak Andreas Karasiak (born 1968) is a German classical tenor in opera and concert. Career Andreas Karasiak studied voice at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz with Claudia Eder. He studied Baroque music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis w ...

were the soloists in the requiem composition ''Schwarz vor Augen und es ward Licht'' of Harald Weiss dedicated to the

Knabenchor Hannover The Knabenchor Hannover (Hannover Boys' Choir) is a Boys' choir, boys choir founded in 1950 by Heinz Hennig, who served as conductor until the end of 2001. Since 2002, the conductor has been Jörg Breiding. History and music The Knabenchor Hann ...

, premiered on 31 October 2009, with the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Festivals

Mields has performed at many international festivals, including Bachwoche Ansbach, the Bach Festival of Köthen, the

Bachfest Leipzig The Bachfest Leipzig (Leipzig Bach Festival) is a music festival which takes place annually, in the month of June, in the city of Leipzig, where J. S. Bach worked as the Thomaskantor from 1723 until his death in 1750. The current artistic direct ...

, the

Handel Festival, Halle The Handel Festival (in German: Händel-Festspiele) in Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt, is an international music festival concentrating on the music of George Frideric Handel in the composer's birthplace. It was founded on May 25, 1922 and it ...

, and the Handel Festival, Göttingen, the Suntory Music Foundation Festival, the

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Early Music Festival, the

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, the Music Festival of

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, the Vienna Festival Weeks, and the Flanders Festival in

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. At the Tanglewood Festival she performed Bach's ''Mass in B minor'' in 2007 with the

Netherlands Bach Society The Netherlands Bach Society () is the oldest ensemble for Baroque music in the Netherlands, and possibly in the world. The ensemble was founded in 1921 in Naarden to perform Bach's ''St Matthew Passion'' on Good Friday and has performed the work ...

.Mass in B Minor
Netherlands Bach Society, 2007 Mields has been a teacher at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt", Weimar.

Selected discography

''Love Songs'' Dorothee Mields, Wolfgang Katschner, Lautten Compagney Berlin. Carus Verlag. *

''Love's Madness'' Dorothee Mields, Wolfgang Katschner, Lautten Compagney Berlin. Carus Verlag. * ''Sacred Arias'' German baroque cantatas. Dorothee Mields, Concerto Melante * ''Birds'' Dorothee Mields, Stefan Temmingh (recorder), L'Orfeo Barockorchester, The Gentleman's Brand. Baroque bird songs by

Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel ( ; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concerti. Born in Halle, Germany, H ...

, Torri, Arne, Keiser, Bartlet, and others. dhm. February 2015 *

Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is one of the most prolific composers in history, at least in terms of surviving works. Telemann was considered by his contemporaries to be ...

. ''Hoffnung des Widersehens'' Dorothee Mields, soprano. Michi Gaigg, L'Orfeo Barockorchester. dhm. September 2012 * Stolzel, ''Cantatas for Pentecost 1737'', Telemannisches Collegium Michaelstein (2002)

References

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on Les Boréades, Baroque ensemble on period instruments {{DEFAULTSORT:Mields, Dorothee German operatic sopranos Living people 1971 births Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar University of the Arts Bremen alumni People from Gelsenkirchen German performers of early music Women performers of early music 21st-century German women opera singers