DONALD MAXWELL

Baritone

Donald Maxwell was born in Perth, Scotland and graduated in geography from Edinburgh University.  He studied singing with Joseph Hislop.

Donald Maxwell has appeared with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, Welsh National Opera, English National Opera, Opera North, Scottish Opera, Opera Holland Park, Opera London, New Sadler’s Wells Opera, the Glyndebourne, Edinburgh, Wexford, Buxton, Camden and Chester Festivals and the BBC Proms. Foreign engagements have included performances at the Metropolitan Opera New York, Teatro alla Scala Milan, the Vienna Staatsoper, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Houston, Buenos Aires, Macao, Japan, Cyprus and  Athens in a repertoire including the title roles in FALSTAFF, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, RIGOLETTO, DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER, DON PASQUALE and WOZZECK, Prus THE MAKROPOULOS CASE, Leander L'AMOUR DES TROIS ORANGES, The Father HANSEL UND GRETEL,  Eisenstein DIE FLEDERMAUS, Escamillo CARMEN, Geronio IL TURCO IN ITALIA, Germont and The Baron LA TRAVIATA, Don Alhambra THE GONDOLIERS, Wurfl, Patron and Councillor THE EXCURSIONS OF MR BROUCEK, Sharpless MADAMA BUTTERFLY, Don Alfonso COSÌ FAN TUTTE, Enrico LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Zurga LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES, Ipparco L'EGISTO, the Poacher THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN, Shishkov  FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD, Filip THE JACOBIN, Renato UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, Nick Shadow THE RAKE’S PROGRESS, Amonasro THE DRAMA OF AIDA, Alcindoro and Marcello LA BOHÈME, Don Carlos ERNANI, Iago OTELLO, the Count and  Antonio LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, Isacio RICCARDO PRIMO, Jack Rance LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST,  Golaud PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE Pandolphe CENDRILLON, Scarpia TOSCA, Thoas IPHIGENIE EN TAURIDE, Somarone BEATRICE ET BENEDICT, Shadbolt THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD, Balstrode and Swallow PETER GRIMES, Klingsor PARSIFAL, Riccardo I PURITANI,  Pizarro FIDELIO, Dulcamara L’ELISIR D’AMORE, Geronio IL TURCO IN ITALIA, Scarpia TOSCA, Krusina THE BARTERED BRIDE, Tierbändiger, Rodrigo and Athlet LULU, Yeletsky THE QUEEN OF SPADES, the English Archer in the British premiere of THE KING GOES FORTH TO FRANCE, the Herald LOHENGRIN, Kothner DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG, Alidoro LA CENERENTOLA, Donner DAS RHEINGOLD, Gunther GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG, Baron Zeta THE MERRY WIDOW, Dr. Bartolo IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, Rambaldo LA RONDINE, La Rocca UN GIORNO DI REGNO, Gamekeeper RUSALKA, Imam KISMET, Bailli WERTHER, Hortensius LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT, Melitone FORZA DEL DESTINO, Colonel Calverley PATIENCE, Pooh-Bah THE MIKADO, Alfred Doolittle MY FAIR LADY, Lockit THE BEGGAR’S OPERA, 2nd Priest DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, Doctor/Boilerman HEART OF DARKNESS, Don Perlimpin in the world premiere of Simon Holt’s THE NIGHTINGALE’S TO BLAME and General Garcia Conchez in  Kurt Weill’s KUHANDEL.

Donald Maxwell is much in demand as a concert singer both in this country and abroad.  He is a regular broadcaster on both radio and television, and videos include PELLEAS ET MELISANDE and LULU. His many recordings include AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS, Antonio LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, NOYE'S FLUDDE, CARMINA BURANA, Bottom A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Tarquinius THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA, Howells' MISSA SABRINENSIS, Lockit THE BEGGAR’S OPERA, Hangman in Weill's FIREBRAND OF FLORENCE, Shadbolt THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD, KISMET, BITTER SWEET, THE STUDENT PRINCE, title role SIR JOHN IN LOVE and a Scottish Song recital. 

Engagements in 2012/13 season includes Sancho Panza in Massenet’s DON QUICHOTTE for Chelsea Opera Group, Pooh-Bah MIKADO for English National Opera, Alcindoro LA BOHEME and 2nd Priest DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE for Royal Opera, Covent Garden and Dr Bloom in Olga Neuwirth’s new version of LULU for the Opera Group at the Bregenz and Edinburgh Festivals. Future performances include Alfred Doolittle MY FAIR LADY for Le Théâtre du Châtelet, Alcindoro and Benoit LA BOHEME for Metropolitan Opera, New York, Hortensius LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT for Royal Opera, Covent Garden and Swallow PETER GRIMES for Zurich Opera House.

 

 

 

 

Berg	LULU Animal-Tamer/Athlete	0630 15533-3  (NVC)
Britten	A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Bottom	VCD 759 305 2 (Virgin)
	NOYE’S FLUDDE Noye	CUV 561 122-2 (Virgin)
	THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA Tarquinius	CHAN 9254/5 (Chandos)
Debussy	PELLEAS ET MELISANDE Golaud	DG (Video only) 072 431 3
Holst	THE WANDERING SCHOLAR Father Philippe	Chan 9734 (Chandos)
Howells	MISSA SABRINENSIS	CHAN 9348 (Chandos)
Manoury	60TH PARALLEL Rudy Link	8554249/50  (Naxos)
Menotti	AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS King Melchior	CDTER 1124  (That’s Entertainment)
Mozart	LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Antonio	416 370 2 (Phillips)
Orff	CARMINA BURANA	PCD 855 (Pickwick)
	CARMINA BURANA	561 262 2 (Virgin)
Tippett	THE ICE BREAK Lieutenant	VC 759 048-2 (Virgin)
Vaughan Williams	SIR JOHN IN LOVE Sir John Falstaff	(Chandos)
OPERETTA AND MUSICALS
Bart	OLIVER Long Song Seller	GD 84113 (RCA)
Coward	BITTER SWEET August Lutte	CDTER2 1160  (That’s Entertainment)
Forrest/Wright	KISMET Omar Khayyam	CDTER2 1170 (That’s Entertainment)
	SONG OF NORWAY Grieg	CDTER2 1173 (That’s Entertainment)
Gilbert & Sullivan	PATIENCE Colonel Calverley	TER 1213 (That’s Entertainment)
Gilbert & Sullivan	THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD Sir Richard Cholmondeley	CDTER2 1195 (That’s Entertainment)
Fraser-Simpson	THE MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS Governor	(Hyperion)
Lerner & Loewe	BRIGADOON MacGregor	CDS 754 481 2 (EMI Angel)
Romberg	THE STUDENT PRINCE Lucas	CDTER2 1172 (That’s Entertainment)
Weill	WEILL ON BROADWAY	CMS 555 563 2 (EMI)

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