Helge Dorsch was born in Penzberg, Bavaria. He studied conducting, piano, and composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich. He also attended summer courses with Prof. Hans Swarowsky in Ossiach and Vienna.

His career began at the age of 20 as a répétiteur at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. Shortly thereafter, he was engaged by the Salzburg Festival as an assistant to Riccardo Muti and Claudio Abbado. This was followed by engagements at the Bayreuth Festival as an assistant to renowned conductors and at the Bregenz Festival, where he was appointed head of music studies in 1990.

He also collaborated with Valery Gergiev at the Baden-Baden Festival. His guest appearances subsequently took him to cities including Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Bonn, Essen, Dortmund, Mannheim, Ankara, Istanbul, Tehran, Reykjavik, Budapest, Bucharest, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Riga, Minsk, Prague, Lisbon, Barcelona, Rome (Teatro dell'Opera and RAI), Bologna, Venice, Turin, Reggio Emilia, Bologna, Palermo, Catania, Cagliari, Nice, Bordeaux, Paris (Opéra Bastille and Opéra Garnier), as well as to the USA, Canada, South America, Central America, South Africa, Japan, China, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.

He worked with singers such as Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Hermann Prey, Brigitte Fassbaender, Eva Marton, Montserrat Caballé, René Kollo, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, to name a few. At the age of 28, he was appointed professor at the State University of Music in Detmold.

In 2003, he was appointed professor at the Robert Schumann University of Music in Düsseldorf.

In 1997/98, he was appointed guest professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, the same university where he had studied. Additional guest lectures and teaching assignments took him to the Franz Liszt University of Music in Weimar and the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin, where he has been teaching since 2006.

He is regularly invited to give masterclasses in Ankara, both at Ankara University and at the State Conservatory in Ankara. Other masterclasses regularly took him to China.

Recently, he has gained attention with his conducting engagements in Munich ("The Merry Wives of Windsor" at the newly opened Prinzregententheater), in Moscow (opening the 1998/99 concert season with the Tchaikovsky Radio Symphony Orchestra), in Budapest with a double debut (State Opera and Erkel Theatre), and also with a double debut in Shanghai (Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Shanghai Opera House), as well as with symphony and New Year's concerts in China, which were broadcast nationwide on television, and with concerts and opera productions in New Jersey/USA.

He also conducted New Year's concerts in Bonn, China, and the USA, as well as gala concerts with, among others, Lucia Aliberti, Katia Ricciarelli, Franco Bonisolli, and star singers of the Bayreuth Festival and the Vienna State Opera.

From 1998-2003, Helge Dorsch was the chief conductor of the Loreley Festival on the Rhine. As part of this festival, founded in 1997 and Germany's largest touring theater for many years, he successfully conducted "Fidelio" (1997), "Carmen" (1998), "Der Freischütz" (1999), "The Magic Flute" (2000), "Nabucco" (2001), "La Traviata" (2002), and "Carmen" (2003).

From 2000-2002, he was also the chief conductor of the Opera of New Jersey/USA. Since 2004, Helge Dorsch has been head of music studies and conductor at the Tyrolean Festival in Erl, Austria. In 2008, he was additionally appointed head of music studies for the Bregenz Festival's production of Ernst Krenek's opera "Karl V."

Moreover, in 2008, he was invited by the Opéra Bastille's Opera Studio (Atelier Lyrique) in Paris to prepare several concerts and an opera concert for the Louvre and the Palais Garnier.

In 2008, Prof. Helge Dorsch also founded the Music School at the Aalto Theatre in Essen (2010 European Capital of Culture). That same year, he was engaged by the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam for the production of Richard Strauss's "Die Frau ohne Schatten."

In the Olympic year 2008, he was engaged as a conductor for two gala concerts at the newly built National Grand Theatre in Beijing, followed by a guest performance in Hohhot, Mongolia.

In 2009, he again conducted masterclasses in China (Beijing and Suzhou). That same year, he was engaged by the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow to prepare the first German opera production at this famous opera house, Alban Berg's "Wozzeck."

In 2010, he conducted a masterclass at the "Academy of Young Singers of the Mariinsky Theatre" in St. Petersburg. That same year, he prepared Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the Latvian National Opera in Riga, where he also gave a masterclass for opera singers.

The year 2012 began with preparations at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. This was followed by workshops at the Accademia di Montegral in Lucca, Italy, in Ankara, and a masterclass at the Conservatory of Mantua, Italy. The Tyrolean Festival followed with the preparation of "Lohengrin," as well as masterclasses in Tashkent and symphony concerts in China, Poland, and the USA, gala concerts with the "German Tenors" in Munich, Potsdam, Dortmund, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Shanghai, Vienna, and many other places, as well as participation in the first Tyrolean Winter Festival at the newly built Festspielhaus in Erl/Tyrol, and a gala concert at the Loreley Open-Air Stage with star singers from the Arena di Verona.

The year 2013 began with a gala concert in Bayreuth with the "German Tenor" Johannes Groß on the occasion of the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner. This was followed by a masterclass for young opera singers at the Latvian Academy of Music in Riga (Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music), as well as further masterclasses at the Accademia di Montegral in Lucca, Italy, and at the Conservatory of Mantua, Italy, as well as symphony concerts in the USA and China. He was also invited by the Latvian National Opera in Riga to prepare “Die Walküre.”

The year 2014 began with workshops and masterclasses in New York/USA, Mantua/Italy, and another masterclass in Ankara, concerts in China, the Tyrolean Summer Festival (revival of "The Ring of the Nibelung"), masterclasses in Rimini, Italy (Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali G. Lettimi), as well as masterclasses and concerts in Buenos Aires, Argentina (IUNA, Instituto Universitario Nacional de Arte), followed by the Tyrolean Winter Festival 2014/15.

In early 2015, Helge Dorsch was engaged by the Berlin State Opera for the new production of "Parsifal" as a collaborator with Daniel Barenboim. This was followed by masterclasses in Lucca, Italy (Accademia di Montegral), and Mantua, Italy (Conservatory), as well as gala concerts with stars from the Arena di Verona and the Frankfurt Symphony Orchestra in several German cities. Additionally, he was invited by Daniel Barenboim to give a masterclass at the International Opera Studio of the Berlin State Opera. A masterclass followed at the Instituto Superior de Arte in the "Golden Hall" of the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

From 2000-2002, he was also the chief conductor of the Opera of New Jersey/USA. Since 2004, Helge Dorsch has been head of music studies and conductor at the Tyrolean Festival in Erl, Austria. In 2008, he was additionally appointed head of music studies for the Bregenz Festival's production of Ernst Krenek's opera "Karl V."

Moreover, in 2008, he was invited by the Opéra Bastille's Opera Studio (Atelier Lyrique) in Paris to prepare several concerts and an opera concert for the Louvre and the Palais Garnier.

In 2008, Prof. Helge Dorsch also founded the Music School at the Aalto Theatre in Essen (2010 European Capital of Culture). That same year, he was engaged by the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam for the production of Richard Strauss's "Die Frau ohne Schatten."

In the Olympic year 2008, he was engaged as a conductor for two gala concerts at the newly built National Grand Theatre in Beijing, followed by a guest performance in Hohhot, Mongolia.

In 2009, he again conducted masterclasses in China (Beijing and Suzhou). That same year, he was engaged by the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow to prepare the first German opera production at this famous opera house, Alban Berg's "Wozzeck."

In 2010, he conducted a masterclass at the "Academy of Young Singers of the Mariinsky Theatre" in St. Petersburg. That same year, he prepared Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the Latvian National Opera in Riga, where he also gave a masterclass for opera singers.

The year 2012 began with preparations at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. This was followed by workshops at the Accademia di Montegral in Lucca, Italy, in Ankara, and a masterclass at the Conservatory of Mantua, Italy. The Tyrolean Festival followed with the preparation of "Lohengrin," as well as masterclasses in Tashkent and symphony concerts in China, Poland, and the USA, gala concerts with the "German Tenors" in Munich, Potsdam, Dortmund, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Shanghai, Vienna, and many other places, as well as participation in the first Tyrolean Winter Festival at the newly built Festspielhaus in Erl/Tyrol, and a gala concert at the Loreley Open-Air Stage with star singers from the Arena di Verona.

The year 2013 began with a gala concert in Bayreuth with the "German Tenor" Johannes Groß on the occasion of the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner. This was followed by a masterclass for young opera singers at the Latvian Academy of Music in Riga (Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music), as well as further masterclasses at the Accademia di Montegral in Lucca, Italy, and at the Conservatory of Mantua, Italy, as well as symphony concerts in the USA and China. He was also invited by the Latvian National Opera in Riga to prepare “Die Walküre.”

The year 2014 began with workshops and masterclasses in New York/USA, Mantua/Italy, and another masterclass in Ankara, concerts in China, the Tyrolean Summer Festival (revival of "The Ring of the Nibelung"), masterclasses in Rimini, Italy (Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali G. Lettimi), as well as masterclasses and concerts in Buenos Aires, Argentina (IUNA, Instituto Universitario Nacional de Arte), followed by the Tyrolean Winter Festival 2014/15.

In early 2015, Helge Dorsch was engaged by the Berlin State Opera for the new production of "Parsifal" as a collaborator with Daniel Barenboim. This was followed by masterclasses in Lucca, Italy (Accademia di Montegral), and Mantua, Italy (Conservatory), as well as gala concerts with stars from the Arena di Verona and the Frankfurt Symphony Orchestra in several German cities. Additionally, he was invited by Daniel Barenboim to give a masterclass at the International Opera Studio of the Berlin State Opera. A masterclass followed at the Instituto Superior de Arte in the "Golden Hall" of the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

From 2000-2002, he was also the chief conductor of the Opera of New Jersey/USA. Since 2004, Helge Dorsch has been head of music studies and conductor at the Tyrolean Festival in Erl, Austria. In 2008, he was additionally appointed head of music studies for the Bregenz Festival's production of Ernst Krenek's opera "Karl V."

Moreover, in 2008, he was invited by the Opéra Bastille's Opera Studio (Atelier Lyrique) in Paris to prepare several concerts and an opera concert for the Louvre and the Palais Garnier.

In 2008, Prof. Helge Dorsch also founded the Music School at the Aalto Theatre in Essen (2010 European Capital of Culture). That same year, he was engaged by the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam for the production of Richard Strauss's "Die Frau ohne Schatten."

In the Olympic year 2008, he was engaged as a conductor for two gala concerts at the newly built National Grand Theatre in Beijing, followed by a guest performance in Hohhot, Mongolia.

In 2009, he again conducted masterclasses in China (Beijing and Suzhou). That same year, he was engaged by the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow to prepare the first German opera production at this famous opera house, Alban Berg's "Wozzeck."

In 2010, he conducted a masterclass at the "Academy of Young Singers of the Mariinsky Theatre" in St. Petersburg. That same year, he prepared Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the Latvian National Opera in Riga, where he also gave a masterclass for opera singers.

The year 2012 began with preparations at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. This was followed by workshops at the Accademia di Montegral in Lucca, Italy, in Ankara, and a masterclass at the Conservatory of Mantua, Italy. The Tyrolean Festival followed with the preparation of "Lohengrin," as well as masterclasses in Tashkent and symphony concerts in China, Poland, and the USA, gala concerts with the "German Tenors" in Munich, Potsdam, Dortmund, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Shanghai, Vienna, and many other places, as well as participation in the first Tyrolean Winter Festival at the newly built Festspielhaus in Erl/Tyrol, and a gala concert at the Loreley Open-Air Stage with star singers from the Arena di Verona.

The year 2013 began with a gala concert in Bayreuth with the "German Tenor" Johannes Groß on the occasion of the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner. This was followed by a masterclass for young opera singers at the Latvian Academy of Music in Riga (Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music), as well as further masterclasses at the Accademia di Montegral in Lucca, Italy, and at the Conservatory of Mantua, Italy, as well as symphony concerts in the USA and China. He was also invited by the Latvian National Opera in Riga to prepare “Die Walküre.”

The year 2014 began with workshops and masterclasses in New York/USA, Mantua/Italy, and another masterclass in Ankara, concerts in China, the Tyrolean Summer Festival (revival of "The Ring of the Nibelung"), masterclasses in Rimini, Italy (Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali G. Lettimi), as well as masterclasses and concerts in Buenos Aires, Argentina (IUNA, Instituto Universitario Nacional de Arte), followed by the Tyrolean Winter Festival 2014/15.

In early 2015, Helge Dorsch was engaged by the Berlin State Opera for the new production of "Parsifal" as a collaborator with Daniel Barenboim. This was followed by masterclasses in Lucca, Italy (Accademia di Montegral), and Mantua, Italy (Conservatory), as well as gala concerts with stars from the Arena di Verona and the Frankfurt Symphony Orchestra in several German cities. Additionally, he was invited by Daniel Barenboim to give a masterclass at the International Opera Studio of the Berlin State Opera. A masterclass followed at the Instituto Superior de Arte in the "Golden Hall" of the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Argentina.