Dorothee Mields

German soprano Dorothee Mields was born in Gelsenkirchen in 1971, studied at Hochschule für Künste Bremen and has been teaching there herself since 2018. She is one of the leading interpreters of 17th and 18th century music and is particularly loved by the press and audiences for her unique timbre and moving interpretations. In the 2021/22 season, Dorothee Mields performed with Collegium Vocale Gent, Orchestre des Champs-Élysées and Nederlandse Bachvereniging, among others. In addition to her focus on baroque music, chamber music projects are an important part of her artistic work. She collaborates with Boreas Quartet, Hathor Consort, Lee Santana and Stefan Temmingh, among others. With the G.A.P Ensemble she juxtaposes works by J. S. Bach and D. Shostakovich. Mields is also active as an interpreter of contemporary music, performing in both chamber ensembles and oratorios. She has sung in the world’s most prestigious concert halls and has been appointed Artist in Residence of the Heinrich-Schütz-Musikfests for the 2018/19 season.