Mon. Apr. 17, 2023 7:30p.m.

Elizabeth LLewellyn

Terrace Theater

  • Runtime

    Approx. 2 hours and 30 min

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This performance is an external rental presented in coordination with the Kennedy Center Campus Rentals Office and is not produced by the Kennedy Center.

Program

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Selections from Southern Love Songs, Op. 12

Johannes Brahms, Selections from 5 Lieder, Op. 105

Charles Villiers Stanford, Selections from A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster

Giacomo Puccini, Morire, Sole e amore, Terra e mare, Sogno d'or, E l'uccellino, & Canto d'anime

Intermission

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Selections from Six Sorrow Songs, Op. 57

Richard Strauss, Einerlei;  Nachtgang; Du meines Herzens Kronelein; Ach Lieb, ich muss nun scheiden; Ständchen

Giuseppe Verdi, Stornello, Perduta ho la pace, La zingara

Patrons are requested to silence cell phones and other electronic devices during performances.

The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in this venue.

Terms and Conditions

All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.

Meet the Artists

  • soprano

    Elizabeth Llewellyn

    Since making her operatic debut as Mimi in La bohéme at English National Opera, Elizabeth Llewellyn has established herself internationally as an artist of distinction. She has been praised for her "rich, opulent voice" (The Times) as well as for her "beautiful depth of expression and emotional intelligence" (Telegraph). Elizabeth was awarded an MBE in The Queen's Birthday Honours 2022, marking her extraordinary contributions and services to music across the UK.

    Elizabeth Llewellyn
  • pianist

    Simon Lepper

    Simon Lepper read music at King's College, Cambridge before studying piano accompaniment with Michael Dussek at the Royal Academy of Music and later with Ruben Lifschitz at the Fondation Royaumont. He is a currently professor of collaborative piano and a vocal repertoire coach at the Royal College of Music, London where he also in charge of the collaborative piano course. Since 2003 he has been an official accompanist for the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. He has given masterclasses at the Mozarteum, Fondation Royaumont and La Chappelle, Belgium.

Staff

Board of Directors

President Robert Bein

Chair Martha Ellison

Treasurer Mark W. Ohnmacht

Secretary Stephanie van Reigersberg

Donnie L. Bryant

Vickie Carlson

Thomas Colohan

Elizabeth Daniels

James Flahive

Eleanor M. Forrer

Ernest Hamel

Joachim Roski

Marjorie Coombs Wellman

Robert Wood

Honorary Board

Susan Graham

Jake Heggie

Eric Owens

Richard Stilwell

Frederica von Stade

Production Staff

General Director Peter Russell

Communications Manager Courtney Ruckman

Travel and Hotel Advisor Alan J. Savada, CTC

Titles Supervisor & Coordinator Diane D. Lin

Volunteers

Tom Brumbach

Donnie L. Bryant

Jan Burchard

Vickie & Jim Carlson

Tehvon Fowler-Chapman

Roger Gilkeson

Sam Goodnight

Paul Grant

Milton Grossman

Sheridan Harvey

Margaret C. Jones

Lynne Lambert

Leslie Luxemburg

Leslie Morginson-Eitzen

Willard Oplinger

Ann Recknor

Arthur R. Smith

Lynn Trundle

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President, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsDeborah F. Rutter

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Chief Information Officer Ralph Bellandi

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Executive Director, National Symphony OrchestraJean Davidson

Senior Vice President, Artistic PlanningMonica Holt

Chief Financial OfficerStacey Johnson

Vice President, EducationJordan LaSalle

Vice President, Government Relations and ProtocolLaurie McKay

Senior Vice President, DevelopmentLeslie Miller

General Director, Washington National OperaTimothy O’Leary

Chief Human Resources OfficerFrederick Owusu

Executive Vice President & General CounselAsh Zachariah

Staff for the Terrace Theater

Theater Manager Xiomara Mercado*

Head Usher Randy Howes

Production Manager Rich Ching

Master Technicians Dustin Dunsmore and Susan Kelleher

Box Office Treasurer  Ron Payne

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*Represented by ATPAM, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers.

Steinway Piano Gallery is the exclusive area representative of Steinway & Sons and Boston pianos, the official pianos of the Kennedy Center.

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The technicians at the Kennedy Center are represented by Local #22, Local #772,  and Local #798 I.A.T.S.E., AFL-CIO-CLC, the professional union of theatrical technicians.

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