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British opera singer and director
Donald Maxwell (born 12 December 1948)[1] is a Scottish operatic baritone , director and teacher. He has sung with all of the leading British opera companies, as well as La Scala , Milan, Metropolitan Opera , Paris Opéra , Vienna Staatsoper , Teatro Colon , Buenos Aires and Théâtre Musical de Paris , among others. He has also sung on the concert stage, in performances broadcast on radio and television, and on recordings.[2] [3] [4]
Biography [ edit ]
Maxwell was born in Perth , Scotland, and studied geography at the University of Edinburgh , and singing with Joseph Hislop .[2] He taught geography from 1971 to 1976 while singing with several amateur groups in Scotland.[1]
In 1977, Maxwell began his professional opera career with Scottish Opera . He also performed in the light entertainment duo "Music Box" with Linda Ormiston.[5] He has performed both leading and character roles since then, including major roles in several operas by each of Leoš Janáček , Benjamin Britten , Arthur Sullivan and Giuseppe Verdi . He was Artistic Director of the Buxton Festival ,[1] Director of the National Opera Studio and Head of Opera Studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama for several years.[2] Since 1987, Maxwell has been a regular performer with The Royal Opera .[2] He performs regularly with the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival [6] and gives an annual masterclass in Taunton , Somerset, presented by, but not restricted to, Somerset Opera, of which he is patron.[7]
Maxwell's recordings include roles in Amahl and the Night Visitors , The Marriage of Figaro , Noye's Fludde , Carmina Burana , A Midsummer Night's Dream , The Rape of Lucretia , Missa Sabrinensis (Howells ), The Beggar's Opera (Britten's adaptation), The Firebrand of Florence , Cox and Box , The Contrabandista , Trial by Jury , Patience , The Mikado , The Yeomen of the Guard , The Maid of the Mountains , Kismet , Bitter Sweet , The Student Prince , Sir John in Love and an album of Scottish songs, among others.[4] [8] He also played the title character in the Carl Rosa Opera Company 's 2001 film of The Mikado .[9]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d "Donald Maxwell" . www.roh.org.uk . Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 February 2014 .
^ "Donald Maxwell" . www.rcm.ac.uk . Royal College of Music. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014 .
^ a b "Donald Maxwell" [permanent dead link ] , Music International, accessed 26 February 2014
^ "Donald Maxwell over the Moon as Scottish Opera return reveals a glorious past" , The Scotsman , 2012, accessed 26 February 2014
^ Christiansen, Rupert. "The Grand Duke , Buxton Opera House, review" , The Telegraph , 20 August 2012, accessed 3 June 2014; "The Yeomen of the Guard – G&S Opera Company" Archived 6 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine , Artsderbyshire.org (2011), accessed 3 June 2014; and Smith, Ian. Festival programme for the 25th International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, 2018, p. 25
^ "Donald Maxwell" . Somerset Opera. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014 .
^ "Donald Maxwell (baritone)" , Hyperion Records, accessed 26 February 2014; "Donald Maxwell" , Allmusic, accessed 26 February 2014; and Shepherd, Marc. Donald Maxwell , the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, accessed 11 January 2016
^ " Carl Rosa DVD of The Mikado " Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine , 2006, Carl Rosa Opera Ltd., reprinted at the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, accessed 11 January 2016
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