Biography
Lyndsi Maus joined the Shepherd School of Music faculty at Rice University as an Artist Teacher of Opera Studies in the fall of 2022. In addition to opera coaching, she also teaches the graduate level course on Song Literature.
She holds a Master’s degree in Piano Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (2015) as well as a Master’s degree in Klavier Vokalbegleitung from the Kunst Universität Graz (2018), where she was a student of acclaimed British pianist, Julius Drake. During her studies in Austria, she was the recipient of several awards, including the Pianist Prize in the 2016 International Brahms Competition in Pörtschach, Austria, and in the same summer, the “Outstanding Lieder Pianist Prize” at the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz, Austria. She is also a Britten-Pears Young Artist, having participated in the 21st Century Singer course in 2018.
In addition to Lied accompanying, Lyndsi has served as a répétiteur and harpsichordist for several opera festivals around Europe, including works such as Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” and “Così fan tutte,” Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel,” and Monteverdi’s “L’incoronazione di Poppea.”
From 2019-2021, she was a member of the Opera Studio at Staatstheater Nürnberg, where she worked on projects such as Bernstein’s “West Side Story,” Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia” and Anton Rubenstein’s “The Demon.” In September 2021, she joined the team at Theater Regensburg as a full-time répétiteur, where she took part in productions such as Massenet’s “Werther,” J.Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus,” the musical “Chicago,” and the world premiere of “Mui” by Anton Lubchenko.