My philosophy—

Present the truth, & meaningful art will follow.

“I have always loved live theater—It has been such a privilege to make it my work. I have been fortunate to have a solo career in both music theater and opera, and I now enjoy expanding my work into teaching, music program development, and community engagement. I believe art changes lives, and I feel so grateful to be able to share my gifts, whether on stage or off.”— Maren Maddry

Career Highlights

Most recently—Maren starred as "Leslie Sinclair" in the World Premiere of Companionship, a new opera by Rachel J. Peters, with Fort Worth Opera. She is looking forward to reprising the role in 2022 with The Virginia Arts Festival.

Maren has also appeared with—The Glimmerglass Opera Festival, Fort Worth Opera, Opera in the Heights, Performance Santa Fe, Seagle Music Colony, Amarillo Opera, The Florida Orchestra, Texas Medical Center Orchestra, National Opera de Bordeaux, and Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse.

Other notable achievements—Maren was the recipient of a 2014, 2016, and 2017 Professional Development Grant from the Weill Foundation. In 2013, she won Second Prize in the Lotte Lenya Competition and is featured in the documentary short Singing the Story which documented the 2013 competition. She is also a past district winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, was awarded Second Place in the Dallas Opera Guild competition, and was a finalist in the 2016 McCammon Competition.

BM, Oklahoma City University

MM, Manhattan School of Music