SOPRANO
Maeve Höglund
The New York Times praised Maeve Höglund as “a striking soprano,” and Opera News quoted her having “a wealth of dynamic control and formidable florid technique.”
“All Lucias are judged by their mad scene, but from the moment Höglund offered us her ‘Regnava nel silenzio’ in the first act, we were promised good things to come… she has a seamless column of sound, and an instrument flexible enough to take on what is some of the most demanding coloratura singing in all of opera… Höglund’s singing is compelling but so is her acting, which was more restrained, but as effective, as another great actress-singer and interpreter of the role, Anna Netrebko.” – DC Metro Theatre Arts
“The cast is headed by soprano Maeve Höglund as Lola…. she emerges as a superstar who encompasses brilliant high notes and chesty low ones with strong dramatic flair and believable acting.” said of performance in David Hertzberg’s, The Wake World.
Maeve Höglund’s current and future engagements include Alcina (title role), Iphigénie en Tauride (title role) and JAQUELINE in La Cage aux Folles, all with Theater Freiburg, in addition to DONNA ELVIRA in Don Giovanni & MICAELA in Carmen both with Vlaamse Opera Antwerp.
Recent works include GRETEL in Hänsel und Gretel, ANNE TRULOVE in Rake’s Progress, JENNY in Company, PAMINA in Die Zauberflöte, PRINCESS CUNEGONDE in Le roi Carotte, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 Grant Music Festival in Chicago, Haydn’s Creation Aspen Music Festival, Strauss’ Vier letzte Lieder Oregon Symphony, Vaughn Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem Grant Music Festival in Chicago and Moravec’s A Nation of Others Carnegie Hall with the Oratorio Society of New York.
Other credits include:Opera Philadelphia debut as LOLA in the world premiere of David Hertzberg’s award-winning opera The Wake World, Lucia di Lammermoor (title role) and KONSTANZE Die Entführung aus dem Serail Maryland Lyric Opera, LEÏLA Les pêcheurs de perles Lyric Opera of Kansas City, SUSANNA Le nozze di Figaro Vlaamse Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre & Opera Maine, GRETEL Hansel and Gretel with Oregon Symphony, Mahler Symphony No. 4 Portland Symphony Orchestra, and Messiah Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
She was also awarded a career grant from The Opera Awards Foundation.
Recordings include: David Hertzberg’s opera, The Wake World, released by Tzadik Records, Stefan Weisman’s opera, Darkling, released by Albany Records, as well as a collection of works for the voice by Mira J. Spektor, Summer and Winter Songs, released by Navona Records.
Photo: Kartal Karagedik
Photo: Kartal Karagedik
Past Engagements
Former performances have included Musetta in La bohème with Charleston Opera, Margaret Hughes in Carlisle Floyd’s Prince of Players with Little Opera Theatre of New York, and Arminda in Mozart’s La finta giardiniera with On Site Opera’s co-production with Atlanta Opera. Maeve debuted with Opera Maine (formally PORTOpera) as Frasquita in Carmen, and with Long Beach Opera in Ter Veldhuis’ The News. She also sang Giunia in Mozart’s Lucio Silla for her Chicago Opera Theater debut, and was soloist in Carmina Burana with Tucson Symphony Orchestra.
Other past engagements included starring roles in Gotham Chamber Opera’s production, Baden-Baden 1927, featuring works by Weill, Hindemith, Toch, and Milhaud; as well as Atilia in Cavalli’s Eliogabalo. Dafne in Apollo e Dafne with Pocket Opera; Rose in The Clever Mistress and Lucrezia in My Last Duchess, both with Cutting Edge Opera. She was soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem with the American Classical Orchestra and toured London with Wynton Marsalis, performing his Mass with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
TRAINING & EDUCATION
A native of Olympia, Washington, Maeve was trained in piano, theater, and dance. Her exposure to both musical and dramatic theatre inspired a desire to master vocal technique, leading her to study classical singing and opera. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in voice from the New England Conservatory in Boston and Master’s degree from Manhattan School of Music in New York City.
Photo: Kartal Karagedik
TESTIMONIALS & REVIEWS
“As Margaret, the woman who covets the chance to sing onstage, soprano Maeve Höglund had some of the evening’s most affecting lines, shrewdly saving some of her best moments for the final scenes. When she quietly sang to Kynaston, ‘I know you can’t feel the same way,’ the sadness rippled through the theater.”
Bruce Hodges“[The] central pair of principals gave generous, impressive performances. Maeve Höglund dealt with Lola’s marathon duties, vocal and dramatic, with amazing aplomb.”
David Shengold“The cast is headed by soprano Maeve Höglund as Lola…. she emerges as a superstar who encompasses brilliant high notes and chesty low ones with strong dramatic flair and believable acting.”
Steve CohenFOR BOOKINGS
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Margaret Levine, Artist Manager at Athole Still Artists