Johanna Elisabeth Döbricht

Johanna Elisabeth Döbricht by the painter Johann Christian Fiedler.

Johanna Elisabeth Döbricht, sometimes referred to by her married name Johanna Elisabeth Hesse, (16 September 1692 — 23 February 1786) was a German soprano active during the first half of the 18th century in concerts and operas. Considered by her contemporaries as the finest German female singer of her era, she was referred to as "Die Döbrichtin" by her admirers. Her father Daniel Döbricht (1650–1694) was an opera singer in the court of the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and the kapellmeister at the Weissenfels Capelle. Her mother, Katharina Elisabeth Grosse, was also a soprano. After initial music training from her parents, she studied with Christoph Alt in Weimar. She died in Darmstadt on 23 February 1786.