Singer/Conductor/Teacher/Entrepreneur
Studied at the Royal College of Music and Vienna Conservatoire
Began her career at Glyndebourne
Sang in USA
Boston Opera
Washington Symphony
Chicago Symphony
Sang in Europe
Ghent
Wexford
Paris
3 Choirs
BBC
Married Richard Lewis in 1963. Married Terry Pridmore in 1997.
As well as teaching, Elizabeth founded the Eastbourne Choral Society,
directing it for ten years, building it into one of the most adventurous
musical organisations in Sussex. In her last two years as director she presented
Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' in dramatised form, and later, Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion'
also dramatised, to great acclaim, using international soloists, a London
orchestra, and combining her choir with the, then, Ditchling Choral Society.
She runs a speaking agency providing top class speakers to lunch and
dinner clubs - 'The Easy Speak Lecture Agency'. (www.easy-speak.com)
In 1993 she founded the Eastbourne Camerata - a musical organisation that
presents top musicians in concert.
Artists such as:-
Jack Brymer
Anthony Hopkins
Bryn Terfel
Willand White
Phillip Langridge
Thomas Allen
Tasmin Little
Emma Johnson
Emma Kirkby
Prunella Scales
The Delmé String Quartet
Richard Baker
The winners of the Richard Lewis/Jean Shanks awards
Elizabeth's father was Fyfe Robertson, the well known writer and television
reporter. Her sister is Grace Robertson OBE, well known photographer.
Her brother-in-law is Thurston Hopkins, also a well known photographer. All
three worked for Picture Post.
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