September 2017: Girls of the Golden West article in OperaWire
"The 4 Fascinating Women of Girls of the Golden West"
Maayan's first article to be published in a news outlet! A preview article for Girls of the Golden West, with quotes from the Works & Process preview with excerpts and discussion at the Guggenheim.
Maayan's first article to be published in a news outlet! A preview article for Girls of the Golden West, with quotes from the Works & Process preview with excerpts and discussion at the Guggenheim.
June 2017: Berkshire Fine Arts, New Works Concert (OperaRox Productions)
"Ross Crean provided mezzo Maayan Voss Betancourt with a perfect vehicle to display her lush mezzo in Metaphysisch."
Dianne Durante Interview Series about Alcina (OperaRox Productions)
Part 1 | " I’m very grateful to our director, Maayan, for clearly communicating her vision for the show...since that gave me a strong starting point for my character work."
Part 2 | "What makes ["È gelosia"] fun to play with is the comedic angle that our director gave us. I’m always drawn more to comedy, by default. It is an intense, busy and hysterical scene, and far different from anything I’ve ever done."
Part 3 (Maayan's interview is in this one) | "This production has challenged my out-of-touch idea of what Baroque opera is. It is intimate, funny, dark, sexy and heart-wrenching, and isn’t that what art should be? I am constantly surprised by the production, and that is something that is so desperately needed in the opera world."
"OperaRox’s production fearlessly utilizes the story of Alcina to address addiction in a very real and very raw way."
"This is the first time I’ve been personally involved with a production that explicitly shines light on real problems"
Part 2 | "What makes ["È gelosia"] fun to play with is the comedic angle that our director gave us. I’m always drawn more to comedy, by default. It is an intense, busy and hysterical scene, and far different from anything I’ve ever done."
Part 3 (Maayan's interview is in this one) | "This production has challenged my out-of-touch idea of what Baroque opera is. It is intimate, funny, dark, sexy and heart-wrenching, and isn’t that what art should be? I am constantly surprised by the production, and that is something that is so desperately needed in the opera world."
"OperaRox’s production fearlessly utilizes the story of Alcina to address addiction in a very real and very raw way."
"This is the first time I’ve been personally involved with a production that explicitly shines light on real problems"
February 2017: Voce di Meche, Alcina (OperaRox Productions)
"OperaRox is a company that...has achieved a major success in a very short period of time. The black box theater on MacDougal Street was completely sold out last night, seats occupied by a mostly very young and very appreciative audience. The hallway was filled with folks clamoring to get seats but there were none."
February 2017: Entertainment Hour, Alcina (OperaRox Productions)
"The opening of the production made clear that neither the director nor her actors would be sheepish about physical intimacy...The confidence with which the young actors dove into the sensuality was refreshing. The amount of sexuality was abundant but not gratuitous."
September 2015: Opera Obsession, Le Nozze di Figaro (OperaRox Presents)
"Kevin Miller, Maayan Voss de Bettancourt, and Eric Alexieff as Bartolo, Marcellina, and Basilio served as quite exciting comedic surprises and always arrived when a scene needed a laugh."
August 2015: Taminophile, Le Nozze di Figaro (OperaRox Presents)
"Special mention goes to Maayan Voss de Bettancourt as Marcellina and Eric Alexieff as Don Basilio/Don Curzio. These two delightful comic actors inhabited two roles that are sometimes throwaways, and made them very funny."
Iolanthe in Opera News' Top Twelve Best of The Year! (January 2015 Issue)
June 2014: Opera News, Iolanthe (Lamplighters Music Theatre, CD)
"All other principals - including Lizzie Moss and Maayan Voss de Bettancourt, as Celia and Leila, and Sean Irwin, as Private Willis - handle their roles with skill and humor."
June 2014: The Marriage of Figaro (Cinnabar Theater)
"Special kudos to Krista Wigle, whose Marcellina is just the right blend of bawdy and conniving; Miguel Evangelista for his wide-eyed comic turns in two roles; and Maayan Voss de Bettancourt, whose soprano is powerful enough to make us sit up and take notice of the more minor role of Barbarina."
March 2014: Die Fledermaus (Lamplighters Music Theatre)
"All of the performances by the singers/actors were flawless...Maayan Voss de Bettancourt was fascinating with splendid vocal cords as Ida, Adele's cousin."