​Mezzo-soprano Maayan Voss de Bettancourt has been described as "fascinating" and "powerful enough to make us sit up and take notice" (Talkin' Broadway). Her roles include Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel), Mercedes (Carmen), Orfeo (Orfeo ed Euridice), Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro), L'enfant (L'enfant et les sortileges), and Nancy (Albert Herring). Maayan has made significant forays into the contemporary vocal scene, premiering a song cycle by Chicago-based composer Rossa Crean, several songs by Paula Kimper, and Kathleen Sanders in The Contract Player by Price Walden. She has enjoyed performing offbeat repertoire, such as obscure Gilbert & Sullivan operettas like Iolanthe and Princess Ida (with Lamplighters Music Theatre), and has sung in (and done lighting for) burlesques. A woman of many talents, Maayan made her directing debut in 2017 with a sold-out run of Händel's Alcina. She also blogs on occasion.

Photo: Whitney George