THEATRICAL
OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE
The Mother of Us All – Ann, Indiana Elliot – Music Theater Group
(Directed by Stanley Silverman - St. Clement’s, Alice Tully Hall)
The Fortune Teller – Lambs’ Theatre
REGIONAL THEATRE (selected roles)
Chicago – Mama Morton – Circle Theatre
Company – Joanne – English Theatre Group
Inside Out – Grace – Miller’s Theatre
Tartuffe – Madame Pernelle – Master Arts Theatre
The King and I – Lady Thiang – American Light Opera
ONE-WOMAN SHOWS/CABARET
“A Whole Lotte Lenya” written & directed by David Tabatsky, a dramatic portrayal of Lenya looking back on her life, featuring songs of Kurt Weill. (“Maxwell is a gifted actress and her performance is riveting.” Back Stage, 10/22/04)
“Lilli Marlene”, a one-woman show written by Kathryn Ryan, directed by Charles Maryan. Legend Theatre
“Broadway Yesterday and Today” – International Theater, Frankfurt, Germany
“Uptown Downtown” – Danny’s Skylight Room, New York
“Cost of Loving Index” – Danny’s Skylight Room, New York
“Broadway Night at Sea” – Seabourn Cruise Line
OPERA/CLASSICAL (selected roles)
The Barber of Seville – Rosina (conducted by Placido Domingo) – San Francisco Opera
The Barber of Seville – Rosina (Italian) – Netherlands Opera
Der Rosenkavalier – Octavian – Essen Opera, Germany
The Mother of Us All (Thomson) – Indiana Elliot – Santa Fe Opera
Tales of Hoffmann – Nicklaus (French, Geman) – Cincinnati Opera, Essen (Germany)
Madame Butterfly – Suzuki (Italian) – Hungarian State Opera
Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky) – Countess (Russian) – Opera Grand Rapids
Die Fledermaus – Prince Orlovsky (German) – Opera du Rhin, Strassbourg
Appeared with over 50 major orchestras and oratorio societies, including symphonies of Chicago, Seattle, Denver, Toronto, Ottawa, Cleveland (Helmuth Rilling conducting), Kansas City (Leonard Bernstein conducting), San Antonio, Fort Worth, Mexico City, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Sofia, and many others (for a total of 25 countries).
RECORDINGS
Times Like This, Original Cast Recordings
Gershwin Among Friends, Albany Records
Dido and Aeneas, RCA Red Label
The Mother of Us All, New World Records
TRAINING/EDUCATION
Master of Music in Voice, Catholic University, Washington D.C.
Acting: TVI (Rob Decina, John Mabry, Pat McCorkle), Betty Buckley (Terry Schreiber Studios); Catherine Gaffigan; Sonia Moore Studios; ITTP Shakespeare Intensive, Grand Valley State University, MI
Dance: Jazz – Academy of Performing Arts, Grand Rapids, MI; Ballet – Grand Rapids Ballet
Voice: Extensive vocal training (John Bullock, Thomas Houser, Candace Goetz and others)
SPECIAL SKILLS & INTERESTS
Languages: Fluent in German, French, & Spanish. Sing in Italian and Russian. German, French, British accents. Voice and diction coach. Excellent sight-reader.
CLASSICAL
SOLO ENGAGEMENTS/ORCHESTRA (North America)
Chicago Symphony – Mendelssohn, Elijah
Cleveland Orchestra – Bach, St. John Passion
Toronto Symphony – Bach, St. John Passion
Portland Symphony – Bach, St. Matthew Passion
Denver Symphony – Mozart, Requiem
Denver Chamber Orchestra – Mahler, Kindertotenlieder
National Arts Center Orchestra, Ottawa – Bach, Mass in B Minor
Seattle Symphony – Handel, Messiah
San Antonio Symphony – Handel, Messiah
Utah Symphony – Mozart, Requiem
Minnesota Orchestra – Mozart, La Clemenza di Tito
Springfield, Ill. Symphony – Handel, Messiah
Hartford Symphony – Handel, Messiah
Springfield, Mass. Symphony – Mendelssohn, Elijah ; Mahler, Second Symphony ; Handel, Messiah
Brooklyn Philharmonia – Prokofiev, Alexander Nevsky ; Handel, Messiah
Queens Philharmonic – Mahler, Songs of a Wayfarer
Kansas City Philharmonic – Bernstein, Songfest
Fort Worth Symphony – Beethoven, Ninth Symphony
Rochester Philharmonic – Verdi, Requiem ; Mozart, Requiem
Grand Rapids Symphony – Larsen, Mary Cassatt ; Beethoven, Ninth Symphony ; Songs of Montsalvatge and Still
Rockford, Ill. Symphony – Larsen, Mary Cassatt
Battle Creek Symphony – Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn
SOLO ENGAGEMENTS/ORCHESTRA (Europe and Latin America)
St. Petersburg, Russia Philharmonic – Russian opera arias
Berlin Philharmonic (RIAS) – Bach, Christmas Oratorio
Sofia, Bulgaria Philharmonic – Mozart, Requiem
Orchestre du Capitole, Toulouse – Ravel, Sheherazade
Puerto Rico Symphony – Bach, Mass in B Minor
Orquesta Filharmonica de la UNAM, Mexico – Beethoven, Ninth Symphony
New World Chamber Orchestra, Mexico City – Bach, Magnificat
National Symphony of Peru – Prokofiev, Alexander Nevsky ; Brahms, Alto Rhapsody
Orquesta Filarmonica de Bogota – Montsalvatge, Cinco Canciones Negras
OPERA (SELECTED)
San Francisco Opera – Barber of Seville (Rosina)
Santa Fe Opera – The Mother of Us All, Thomson (Indiana Elliot) ; L’Egisto, Cavalli (Clori)
Hungarian State Opera – Madama Butterfly (Suzuki)
Cincinnati Opera – Tales of Hoffman (Nicklausse)
Netherlands Opera – Dido and Aeneas (Sorceress) ; Orfeo, Monteverdi (Messagiera, Speranza) ; Barber of Seville (Rosina)
Opera du Capitole, Toulouse – La Carnavale de Venise, Campra
Opera de Lyon – Zoroastre, Rameau
Opera du Rhin, Strassbourg – Magic Flute (Second Lady) ; Die Fledermaus (Orlovsky)
Städtische Bűhnen Essen, Germany – Der Rosenkavalier (Octavian) ; Tales of Hoffman (Nicklausse) ; Martha, Flotow (Nancy)
SOLO ENGAGEMENTS/CHORAL
Musica Sacra (Avery Fisher Hall) – Bach, St. Matthew Passion ; Mozart, Requiem ; Vivaldi, Gloria
Utah Oratorio Society (nationally televised) – Handel, Messiah
Pro Arte Chorale (Carnegie Hall) – Handel, Israel in Eygpt
Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia – Mendelssohn, Die Erste Walpurgisnacht (Carnegie Hall and Academy of Music)
Oratorio Society of Washington (Kennedy Center) – Mozart, Requiem ; Vivaldi, Gloria ; Duruflé, Requiem
Amor Artis Orchestra/Chorale (New York) – Mozart, Mass in C Minor ; Rossini, Stabat Mater
Los Angeles Master Chorale – Mahler, Second Symphony
Baltimore Choral Arts Society – Mozart, Requiem
Paul Hill Chorale (Kennedy Center) – Kabalevsky, Requiem ; Mendellsohn, Elijah ; Brahms, Alto Rhapsody
Berkshire Choral Institute – Handel, Messiah
Community Chorus of Westerly, R.I – William Mathias, Lux Eterna ; Dvorak, Stabat Mater, Requiem ; Britten, Spring Symphony
BACH FESTIVALS/PERFORMANCES
Grand Rapids Bach Festival, Founder/Producer, 1997-present
Carmel Bach Festival (two seasons)
Rochester, N.Y. Bach Festival (twelve seasons)
Oregon Bach Festival
Winter Park Bach Festival
Kalamazoo Bach Festival
Boulder Bach Festival
Essen Bach Choir, Essen, Germany
Bach Choir of Berlin, Germany
RECITALS/CHAMBER MUSIC
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center (debut recital, 1977)
Library of Congress, Inter-American Music Festival, recital
Post-Olympics recital tour of Korea, 1988
Televised appearances from Innsbruck, Austria (Joy of Music TV series)
Two recital tours of Bi-National Centers of Colombia and Peru (USIS)
Netherlands Radio recital (AVRO)
National Public Radio (broadcast of two recitals)
Chamber Music at the Taper, Los Angeles
WGMS Radio Spotlight (two recitals), Washington D.C.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
University of California, Long Beach
University of Missouri, Columbia
Cincinnati Matinee Musicale
Houston Tuesday Musical Club
Duluth Matinee Musicale
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Wayne State College, Nebraska
West Georgia College, Carrollton, Ga.
Bay View Music Festival, Artist in Residence, summers 1979-1990
RECORDINGS
Argento, From the Diary of Virginia Woolf, Centaur Records
Romances of the Russian Masters, Albany Records
Songs of Richard Strauss and Hans Pfitzner, Centaur Records
Gershwin Among Friends, Albany Records
Purcell, Dido and Aeneas, RCA Red Label
Thomson, The Mother of Us All, New World Records
CONDUCTORS (SELECTED)
Leonard Bernstein (Kansas City Philharmonic)
Placido Domingo (San Francisco Opera)
Helmuth Rilling (Oregon, Toronto, Cleveland, Ottawa)
Nicholas Harnancourt (Netherlands Opera)
Raymond Leppard (Santa Fe Opera, London)
Sir Charles Groves (Utah Symphony)