THEATRICAL
OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE
THE MOTHER OF US ALL
(Directed by Stanley Silverman)
THE FORTUNE TELLER
Ann, Indiana Elliot
Music Theater Group
(St. Clement’s, Alice Tully Hall)
Lambs’ Theatre
REGIONAL THEATRE (selected roles)
CHICAGO
COMPANY
INSIDE OUT
TARTUFFE
THE KING AND I
Mama Morton
Joanne
Grace
Madame Pernelle
Lady Thiang
Circle Theatre
English Theatre Group
Miller’s Theatre
Master Arts Theatre
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”
“Uptown Downtown”
“Cost of Loving Index”
“Broadway Night at Sea”
International Theater, Frankfurt, Germany
Danny’s Skylight Room, New York
Danny’s Skylight Room, New York
Seabourn Cruise Line
OPERA/CLASSICAL (selected roles)
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
DER ROSENKAVALIER
THE MOTHER OF US ALL (Thomson)
TALES OF HOFFMANN
MADAME BUTTERFLY
QUEEN OF SPADES (Tchaikovsky)
DIE FLEDERMAUS
Rosina (conducted by Placido Domingo)
Rosina (Italian)
Octavian
Indiana Elliot
Nicklaus (French, Geman)
Suzuki (Italian)
Countess (Russian)
Prince Orlovsky (German)
San Francisco Opera
Netherlands Opera
Essen Opera, Germany
Santa Fe Opera
Cincinnati Opera, Essen (Germany) Hungarian State Opera
Opera Grand Rapids
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:
Dance:
Voice:
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
Jazz--Academy of Performing Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
Ballet-- Grand Rapids Ballet
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
Cleveland Orchestra
Toronto Symphony
Portland Symphony
Denver Symphony
Denver Chamber Orchestra
National Arts Center Orchestra, Ottawa
Seattle Symphony
San Antonio Symphony
Utah Symphony
Minnesota Orchestra
Springfield, Ill. Symphony
Hartford Symphony
Springfield, Mass. Symphony
Brooklyn Philharmonia
Queens Philharmonic
Kansas City Philharmonic
Fort Worth Symphony
Rochester Philharmonic
Grand Rapids Symphony
Rockford, Ill. Symphony
Battle Creek Symphony
Mendelssohn, Elijah
Bach, St. John Passion
Bach, St. John Passion
Bach, St. Matthew Passion
Mozart, Requiem
Mahler, Kindertotenlieder
Bach, Mass in B Minor
Handel, Messiah
Handel, Messiah
Mozart, Requiem
Mozart, La Clemenza di Tito
Handel, Messiah
Handel, Messiah
Mendelssohn, Elijah
Mahler, Second Symphony
Handel, Messiah
Prokofiev, Alexander Nevsky
Handel, Messiah
Mahler, Songs of a Wayfarer
Bernstein, Songfest
Beethoven, Ninth Symphony
Verdi, Requiem
Mozart, Requiem
Larsen, Mary Cassatt
Beethoven, Ninth Symphony
Songs of Montsalvatge and Still
Larsen, Mary Cassatt
Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn
SOLO ENGAGEMENTS/ORCHESTRA (Europe and Latin America)
OPERA (SELECTED)
San Francisco Opera
Santa Fe Opera
Hungarian State Opera
Cincinnati Opera
Netherlands Opera
Opera du Capitole, Toulouse
Opera de Lyon
Opera du Rhin, Strassbourg
Städtische Bűhnen Essen, Germany
Barber of Seville (Rosina)
The Mother of Us All, Thomson (Indiana Elliot)
L’Egisto, Cavalli (Clori)
Madama Butterfly (Suzuki)
Tales of Hoffman (Nicklausse)
Dido and Aeneas (Sorceress)
Orfeo, Monteverdi (Messagiera, Speranza)
Barber of Seville (Rosina)
La Carnavale de Venise, Campra
Zoroastre, Rameau
Magic Flute (Second Lady)
Die Fledermaus (Orlovsky)
Der Rosenkavalier (Octavian)
Tales of Hoffman (Nicklausse)
Martha, Flotow (Nancy)
SOLO ENGAGEMENTS/CHORAL
Bach, St. Matthew Passion
Mozart, Requiem
Vivaldi, Gloria
Handel, Messiah
Handel, Israel in Eygpt
Mendelssohn, Die Erste Walpurgisnacht
Mozart, Requiem
Vivaldi, Gloria
Duruflé, Requiem
Mozart, Mass in C Minor
Rossini, Stabat Mater
Mahler, Second Symphony
Mozart, Requiem
Kabalevsky, Requiem
Mendellsohn, Elijah
Brahms, Alto Rhapsody
Handel, Messiah
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)
St. Petersburg, Russia Philharmonic
Berlin Philharmonic (RIAS)
Sofia, Bulgaria Philharmonic
Orchestre du Capitole, Toulouse
Puerto Rico Symphony
Orquesta Filharmonica de la UNAM, Mexico
New World Chamber Orchestra, Mexico City
National Symphony of Peru
Orquesta Filarmonica de Bogota
Russian opera arias
Bach, Christmas Oratorio
Mozart, Requiem
Ravel, Sheherazade
Bach, Mass in B Minor
Beethoven, Ninth Symphony
Bach, Magnificat
Prokofiev, Alexander Nevsky
Brahms, Alto Rhapsody
Montsalvatge, Cinco Canciones Negras
Musica Sacra (Avery Fisher Hall)
Utah Oratorio Society (nationally televised)
Pro Arte Chorale (Carnegie Hall)
Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia
(Carnegie Hall and Academy of Music)
Oratorio Society of Washington (Kennedy Center)
Amor Artis Orchestra/Chorale (New York)
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Paul Hill Chorale (Kennedy Center)
Berkshire Choral Institute
Community Chorus of Westerly, R.I