Linn Maxwell News

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine’s Great Music in a Great Space concert series will present Heaven’s Door, a performance by the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra, on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30pm at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street). The concert will be held in person and available to livestream.

Johann Sebastian Bach, when he was appointed music director for the court of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen in 1717, had a pretty sweet gig. The pay was good, he had creative freedom, and his boss was an amateur musician.

Singers participating in the 2019 Grand Rapids Bach Festival's inaugural Linn Maxwell Keller Distinguished Bach Musician Award were promised a $10,000 cash prize meant to encourage and promote their careers as professional singers.

Linn Maxwell Keller, a world-class mezzo soprano who happened to live in West Michigan, performed with the orchestras of Chicago, Cleveland and Toronto, with opera companies from San Francisco and Cincinnati and across Europe, and at major Bach Festivals including Oregon, Carmel and Rochester before her death in 2016.

Alto Productions invites you to Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light, directed and designed by Erv Raible, opening April 9th. In this 75-minute one-woman show, international mezzo soprano Linn Maxwell embodies the extraordinary life of 12th century German prophetess, healer, and composer, Hildegard of Bingen.

Alto Productions invites you to Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light, directed and designed by Erv Raible, opening April 9th. In this 75-minute one-woman show, international mezzo soprano Linn Maxwell embodies the extraordinary life of 12th century German prophetess, healer, and composer, Hildegard of Bingen.

Columbia Stages presents THE THREEPENNY OPERA, a play with music after John Gay?s The Beggar?s Opera, in Three Acts, music by Kurt Weill, German translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann, adaptation and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, English translation by Michael Feingold, and directed by Henning A. Hegland, running April 1st - 4th, 2009, at The Riverside Theatre, located in the historic Riverside Church at 91 Claremont Avenue between 120th and 122nd Streets.

Columbia Stages presents THE THREEPENNY OPERA, a play with music after John Gay?s The Beggar?s Opera, in Three Acts, music by Kurt Weill, German translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann, adaptation and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, English translation by Michael Feingold, and directed by Henning A. Hegland, running April 1st - 4th, 2009, at The Riverside Theatre, located in the historic Riverside Church at 91 Claremont Avenue between 120th and 122nd Streets.

Linn Maxwell's one-woman show 'Lilli Marlene' explores the music of WWII from the perspective of three friends living in America, England, and Germany.

'Lilli Marlene' a new musical featuring the hits of the WWII era starring Linn Maxwell, opened on Monday, September 22nd at the Abington Theater (312 West 36th Street). Directed by Erv Raible, with a book by Kathryn Ryan, the show features such songs as 'As Time Goes By', 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square', 'It Had To Be You', 'The White Cliffs of Dover', 'Mad About the Boy' and 'Lilli Marlene', which was made famous by legendary Marlene Dietrich. Paul Trueblood is the musical director.

Renowned performer delivers a tour de force in new WWII dramatic musical.

LILLI MARLENE, a new musical featuring the hits of the WWII era starring Linn Maxwell, begins previews tonight, Thursday, September 18th at the Abingdon Theatre (312 West 36 Street - between 8th and 9th Avenue), Produced by by John Osher and Bob Roskam, the show opens on Monday, September 22nd. Directed by Erv Raible, with book by Kathryn Ryan, the show features such songs as 'As Time Goes By,' 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square,' 'It Had to Be You,' 'The White Cliffs of Dover,' ' Mad About the Boy' and 'Lilli Marlene,' which was made famous by the legendary Marlene Dietrich. Paul Trueblood is the musical director.

LILLI MARLENE, a new musical featuring the hits of the WWII era starring Linn Maxwell will open Monday, September 22nd at the Abingdon Theatre (312 West 36 Street - between 8th and 9th Avenue), it was announced by producers John Osher and Bob Roskam.