Mimi Doulton is a soprano of British-Pakistani heritage based in Stuttgart, Germany. She holds dual citizenship of the UK and Germany, having naturalised as a German citizen in 2026.
Equally at home in opera and concert, Mimi is known for her dramatic and incisive interpretations of 20th and 21st century repertoire, performing across Europe and North America.
Recent opera highlights include engagements at the Bayerische Staatsoper as Gioia / Tristezza in Wyld and as a cover in the world premiere of Brett Dean’s Of One Blood, a return to the Royal Ballet and Opera as DHL Driver in Oliver Leith’s Last Days, and an acclaimed performance as Sie in the Austrian premiere of GF Haas’ Liebesgesang at the Tiroler Landestheater (nominated for best Erstaufführung in the Oesterreischischer Musiktheaterpreis 2026). Praised by critics for her compelling and captivating stage presence, she has worked under directors including Ulrike Schwab, Marcos Darbyshire, Olivia Fuchs, and Claus Guth in repertoire such as Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny at Staatsoper Stuttgart and The Cunning Little Vixen at Longborough Festival Opera, as well as new creations at Staatsoper Hamburg, Oper Köln and Opernhaus Zürich.
Her concert repertoire ranges from 11th-century troubadour song, to lesser-known works of the 18th century, and music of the present day. She made her US debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and has performed in Mexico with the London Sinfonietta at Cervantino Festival, and in Canada singing Claude Vivier with Le Nouvel Ensemble Modern. In Europe, festival and concert hall credits include Wigmore Hall, Snape Maltings, the Southbank Centre, Musikfestival Bern, musica viva (BRSO), and Time of Music (Finland).
With a commitment to new work, Mimi has commissioned music by Linda Buckley, Elaine Mitchener, Krõõt-Kärt Kaev, Michael Finnissy, Rasmus Zwicki, Alison Bauld and Jonathan Higgins, and enjoyed working closely with composers such as Neil Luck, Sergej Newski, and Bernhard Gander. She has worked with Jörg Widmann and Beat Furrer conducting their own music; as well as working on premieres under conductors Vladimir Jurowski, Thomas Adès, Peter Rundel, Vimbayi Kaziboni, and Naomi Woo.
She enjoys frequent collaborations with the oesterreischisches ensemble fuer neue musik, Spitalfields Festival and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, and has also sung with ensembles including the Bamberger Symphoniker, ICTUS, and the Mozartists. Mimi recently recorded her debut CD of Messiaen, Vivier and Saariaho songs with pianist Dylan Perez, which will be released on the Métier label in 2027.
Alongside performing, Mimi is a member of the vocal faculty at the conservatory in Lucerne (HSLU).
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