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    TIMOTHY MADDEN

    Bass-Baritone

  • "Timothy Madden as Bottom is manic, and maniacally funny....

    His impressive physical comedy skills performed while singing in a rich bass-baritone made him an audience favorite."

     

    Meizhu Lui, July 15, 2019, Full Review

  • Bass-baritone Timothy Madden (he/him), hailed by the Chicago Stage Standard as "endlessly fun, full-voiced, totally physicalized," has been especially praised for his work in comedic roles. He gave "an excellent comic performance" in his debut as Sir Despard in Theater at Monmouth's Ruddigore (David A. Sargent, Sun Journal), and Meizhu Lui of Big Island Music Magazine applauded his "impressive physical comedy skills" and "rich bass-baritone" in Hawai'i Performing Arts Festival's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

     

    In the 2021-2022 season, Timothy has joined Fargo-Moorhead Opera as Masetto in their production of Don Giovanni, sang Don Alfonso in a pangender concert of highlights from Così fan tutte (Così pan tuttx) with Felix Jarrar at Rockwood Music Hall, and will sing Don Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro with Opera Delaware. In May, he will direct Argento's The Andrée Expedition as part of the Salt Creek Song Festival's inaugural season.

     

    For the 2020-2021 season, Timothy joined Opera Colorado as an Artist in Residence. He was slated to sing Zuniga in Bizet’s Carmen and the Senator in Moravec’s The Shining, and cover Horace Derwent in The Shining before these performances were canceled due to COVID-19. In their place, he participated in exciting online content generated for young audiences across the state and country and received coaching from Opera Colorado’s staff, including music director Ari Pelto.

     

    Other canceled performances included performances with Opera Saratoga, Opera NEO, the University of Missouri-Kansas City (as a guest artist), and New Amsterdam Opera.


    Recently, Timothy made company and role debuts with Fargo-Moorhead Opera, Musical Theater Heritage, Opera Steamboat, and Opera Omaha. He sang on the concert stage as the bass soloist in Handel's Dixit Dominus, Bach's G Minor Mass, and Puccini's Messa di Gloria. In competitions, he was a semi-finalist for the Mildred Miller International Voice Competition, awarded 2nd Place in Tier II of the James Toland Vocal Arts' 3rd annual competition, and received the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Friends of Opera Developing Artist Award in the Nebraska District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.


    Timothy's artistic interests include stage directing and conducting. In 2019, he served as the stage and music director for Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury as part of Landlocked Opera's inaugural season. Previously, he has directed Amahl and the Night Visitors and Die Zauberflöte at the University of Nebraska and assistant directed Albert Herring. He also served as conductor for Amahl and the Night Visitors and Die Zauberflöte in addition to serving as the rehearsal conductor for Albert Herring.

  • "Madden’s Despard vamps in classic evil style, with long, pale, spindly fingers and diabolical laughter, as he schemes 'to live a blameless life! Muahahah!'"

    Megan Grumbling, The Portland Pheonix, September 2015

  • Media

    "Bottom's Dream"

    from Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream

    pianist: Stephen Variames

    recorded November 2020

    "Sorge infausta una procella"

    from George Frideric Handel's Orlando

    pianist: Stephen Variames

    recorded November 2020

    "Wie schön ist doch die Musik"

    from Richard Strauss' Die schweigsame Frau

    pianist: Stephen Variames

    recorded February 2021

    "Auf der Donau"

    D. 553 by Franz Schubert

    pianist: Stephen Variames

    recorded October 2020

  • "Timothy Madden's deeply resonant bass-baritone was just right for the role of Simone, the eldest and the wisest among the family.

  • Engagements

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    Le nozze di Figaro

    Opera Delaware

    May 20th and 22nd, 2022

    Timothy Madden sings Dr. Bartolo in his debut with Opera Delaware.
     
    Le nozze di Figaro
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    Così pan tuttx

    Rockwood Music Hall

    February 26th, 2022

    In a concert of highlights from Mozart's classic, Timothy joins Felix Jarrar and friends for a pangender retelling.
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    Don Giovanni

    Fargo Moorhead Opera

    October 29th and 31st, 2021

    Timothy returns to Fargo Moorhead Opera as Masetto in their new production of Don Giovanni.

     

    Don Giovanni

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    The Pirates of Penzance

    Opera Saratoga

    CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19

    Summer of 2020

    In his company debut, Timothy sings Samuel in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance.

     

    The Pirates of Penzance

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    I vespri siciliani

    New Amsterdam Opera

    CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19

    May 9, 2020

    Timothy covers Bethune and Vaudemont.

     

    New Amsterdam Opera

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    Albert Herring

    University of Missouri-Kansas City

    CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19

    March 19-22, 2020

    Timothy joins the University of Missouri-Kansas City opera program as a guest artist, singing Superintendent Budd in Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring.

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    Forever Plaid

    Musical Theatre Heritage

    February 6 – 23, 2020

    Timothy Madden sings Smudge in Forever Plaid with Musical Theatre Heritage.

     

    Musical Theatre Heritage

    Photo by Larry Levenson

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    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Hawai'i Performing Arts Festival

    July, 2019

    Timothy joins the Hawai'i Performing Arts Festival as Nick Bottom in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

     

    Hawai'i Performing Arts Festival

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    Trial by Jury

    Landlocked Opera

    May, 2019

    Timothy serves as music and stage director for Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury as part of Landlocked Opera's inaugural season.

     

    Tickets: Landlocked Opera

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    Don Giovanni

    Opera Steamboat

    August, 2018

    Timothy returns to Opera Steamboat as the hapless Masetto in Don Giovanni.

     

    Tickets: https://operasteamboat.org/

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    Stars of Tomorrow

    Des Moines Metro Opera

    July 11th, 2018

    Discover opera's rising stars at one unforgettable concert! Chosen from over 1,000 applicants and live auditions in New York, Chicago, Houston, Cincinnati and Des Moines, the 40 members of our Apprentice Artist Program take the stage for one-night only to perform opera's greatest duets, trios and ensembles alongside our acclaimed Festival Orchestra. Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for students.

     

    Tickets: Stars of Tomorrow

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    The Tender Land

    Des Moines Metro Opera

    July 5th and July 8th, 2018

    The DMMO apprentice artists present performances of Copland's american classic The Tender Land with Timothy covering Grandpa Moss.

     

    Tickets: The Tender Land

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    Die Fledermaus

    Des Moines Metro Opera

    June 23rd, 24th, 29th, July 7th, 12th, and 15th, 2018

    DMMO opens its 2018 season with Strauss II's Die Fledermaus. Timothy will perform as a member of the chorus.

     

    Tickets: Die Fledermaus

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    Rusalka

    Des Moines Metro Opera

    June 22nd, July 1st, 3rd, 6th and 14th, 2018

    Timothy joins his fellow apprentice artists in the chorus for performances of Dvořák’s Rusalka.

     

    Tickets: Rusalka

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    Death by Aria

    Des Moines Metro Opera

    May 26, 2018

    The 40 aspiring singers selected as 2018 Apprentice Artists open the season in the theatre lobby with their signature aria. Come early, leave if you must, but enjoy all (or a portion of) the evening's music during this popular event!

     

    Event Details: Death by Aria

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    The Barber of Seville

    Opera Iowa

    Spring of 2018

    Timothy sings Doctor Bartolo in an English language version of Rossini's classic The Barber of Seville.

     

    The Barber of Seville

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    Jack and the Beanstalk 

    Opera Iowa

    Spring of 2018

    The company of Opera Iowa tours schools across the state with Timothy as the Trouble Man and Narrator.

     

    Jack and the Beanstalk

  • Reviews

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    Smudge in Stuart Ross' Forever Plaid with Musical Theatre Heritage

     

    "The MTH production of FOREVER PLAID features four local performers who would not be outclassed anywhere you might catch this show... Not only can these guys sing, they are super comedians and pretty good dancers."

     

    "This cast does a great job of carrying through on the jokes. They have managed expertly to create four distinct personalities."

     

    Alan Portner, Broadway World- Kansas City, February 9, 2020

    Full Review

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    Nick Bottom in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream with Hawaii Performing Arts Festival

     

    "Timothy Madden as Bottom is manic, and maniacally funny. As he sings with his head changed into a donkey’s, his voice seems to break involuntarily into a bray as he kicks up his heels. His impressive physical comedy skills performed while singing in a rich bass/baritone made him an audience favorite."

     

    Meizhu Lui, July 15, 2019,

    Full Review

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    Simone in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi with ARE Opera

     

    "Timothy Madden's deeply resonant bass-baritone was just right for the role of Simone, the eldest and the wisest among the family."

     

    Meche Kroop, Voce di Meche, November 2017

    Full Review

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    Sir Despard Murgatroyd in Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore with Theater at Monmouth

     

    "Madden’s Despard vamps in classic evil style, with long, pale, spindly fingers and diabolical laughter, as he schemes 'to live a blameless life! Muahahah!'"

     

    Megan Grumbling, The Portland Pheonix, September 2015

     

    "Timothy Madden makes Sir Despard Murgatroyd's transformation from classic horror movie villain to respectable husband believable without overdoing and evidences a fine baritone."

     

    Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold, Talkin' Broadway, September 2015

     

    "This is Madden’s TAM debut, and it’s an excellent comic performance."

     

    David A. Sargent, Sun Journal, September 2015

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    Nick Bottom in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream with Chicago Summer Opera

     

    "Bass-baritone Timothy Madden essayed a terrific Bottom, both vocally and theatrically, and obtained the largest laughs of the evening by playing Bottom’s transformation into an ass for truth, rather than parody."

     

    Aaron Hunt, Newcity Stage, July 2015

    Full Review

     

    "No production of Midsummer would be complete without a great Bottom, and Timothy Madden offers an endlessly fun, full- voiced, totally physicalized portrayal. His work anchors the strong work done by the motley crew of artisans as they struggle to create a production of Pyramus and Thisbe."

     

    Julie S. Halpern, Chicago Stage Standard, July 2015

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    Bass soloist in Bach's G minor Mass with AGO Schola Cantorum and KC Baroque Consortium

     

    "Timothy Madden sang the baritone solo, Gratias agimus tibi, with a devotional command of the room."

     

    "He was clear, moved through timbres without notice, and maneuvered through Bach's florid lines as if he were taking a stroll."

     

    Floyd E. Gingrich, KC Metropolis, May 2014

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