Dorothy Dorow

Dorothy Margaret Dorow (also Dorow-Bell, 22 August 1930 – 15 April 2017) was an English soprano, mostly active in the contemporary vocal music field. Dorow sang the world premieres of works by a number of 20th-century composers, and was particularly noted for her vocal style and range. She won the Edison Award in 1987 with Rudolf Jansen (piano).

Life Dorow was born in London on 22 August 1930. She attended Trinity College of Music, where she studied piano and composition, and studied singing with operatic soprano Maggie Teyte. She sang world-premieres of works by such composers as György Ligeti, Hans Werner Henze, Luigi Dallapiccola, Sylvano Bussotti and Luigi Nono. Dorow moved to Stockholm in 1963, and then in 1977 was appointed as a professor at the Maastricht University, and also gave masterclasses at the Sweelinck conservatorium. 1988 Franco Donatoni: Spiri; Fili; De Près; etc., EtCetera Records 1988 Arnold Schoenberg: Cabaret Songs; Berg: Lieder; Webern: Seven Early Songs, EtCetera Records 1989 Anton Webern: Complete Vocal Chamber Works, Koch Schwann 1989 Contemporary Music for Soprano and Cello, Dorothy Dorow (soprano) and Aage Kvalbein (cello), Simax 1995 Dorothy Dorow, Gunilla von Bahr, Lucia Negro, (a coloratura recording), BIS Records