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Donald Maxwell was born in Perth, and made his professional debut with Perth Choral Society as the Drunken Poet in Purcell's Fairy Queen in 1970! A graduate in Geography from Edinburgh University he studied singing with Joseph Hislop. He made his debut with Scottish Opera in 1976 and has since sung with all major ranging from Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus to Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream and including Iago, Wozzeck, Rigoletto Golaud, Faninal and Don Alfonso. Donald has had a long association with WNO since his debut with the company twenty-five years ago and is particularly noted for his portrayal of Falstaff which he has sung at the Edinburgh International Festival and in London, Paris, New York, Tokyo, Milan and Vienna. He has also created several world premieres in works by Holt, Manoury, Harle, Berio and Eotvos. Donald Maxwell's recordings include Sir John in Love, Noye's Fludde, Kismet, Carmina Burana and several Gilbert and Sullivan Operas. He has also been closely associated with the Buxton Festival since its inception, including directing Beautiful Galatea and Pimpinone.
Future plans include performances of La Boheme, Zauberflöte and Nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House and his debuts at the Met and Houston Opera.
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