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 Adriano en Siria, based on Metastasio's libretto of that name.

Dorothea Wendling

In 1752 she married flautist and composer Johann Baptist Wendling. They had a daughter, Elisabeth Augusta (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.