Editing Elizabeth Howlett

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'''Elizabeth Howlett''' (born November 1938<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/jr3AZi8kAIKOa375XXPBp5ZO90o/appointments|title=Elizabeth HOWLETT – Personal Appointments (Free information from Companies House)}}</ref>) is a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician and former member of the [[London Assembly]] for [[Merton and Wandsworth (London Assembly constituency)|Merton and Wandsworth]].

== Political career ==
Howlett was elected to the [[London Assembly]] on 4 May 2000 and re-elected on 10 June 2004. She served until May 2008.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/london-assembly/about-london-assembly/former-members-london-assembly|title=Former members of the London Assembly|date=26 November 2015|website=London Government UK|access-date=10 October 2016}}</ref> Her positions included: 
* Deputy Chair of the Health and Public Services Committee
* Member of the Standards Committee
* Member of the Transport Committee
* Member of the Metropolitan Police Authority
* Conservative Group's spokesman on health<ref name=":0" />

Howlett, was Wandsworth councillor since 1986<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2000/may/06/election2000.uk4|title=Profiles of the new members Election 2000 7 May 2000|date=6 May 2000|website=The Guardian|access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> in the [[London Borough of Wandsworth]], where she is a former Mayor 1998/9 and former Chairman of the Social Services and Education Committees. She is a member of the London Regional Arts Council.

==Biography==
Elizabeth Howlett, was born in [[Dundee|Dundee Scotland]] trained as a [[soprano]] at the [[Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dramatic Art|Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]] (RSAMD) in [[Glasgow]] on a scholarship.  She later moved to [[Glyndebourne]] in [[East Sussex]] then joined [[Sadler's Wells Theatre|Saddlers Wells]] in 1961. She was an international opera singer and performed at [[The Royal Opera|Covent Garden]], the continent and with the [[Scottish Opera]].  She was a member of the [[Hamburg State Opera]] for several seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.operascotland.org/person/1044/Elizabeth-Robson|title=Elizabeth Robson|website=Opera Scotland|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref> in the 1980s she appeared on the ''[[Stuart Burrows]] Sings'' (1981-1986)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303537/|title=Stuart Burrows Sings|publisher=IMDb|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref> television series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PRnbdaFyCk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/_PRnbdaFyCk| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Stuart Burrows & Elizabeth Robson – People will say we're in love|website=You Tube|access-date=20 October 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At the time of her election to the London Assembly she was a professor at the [[Royal College of Music]].<ref name=":1" /> Sopranos who studied with her include Sandy Leung,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/ab/en/aes1415_16.php|title=The Seafarer Pre-performance|website=Leisure and Cultural Services Dept. Hong Kong|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref> Natalie Clifton-Griffith<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Clifton-Natalie.htm|title=Natalie Clifton-Griffith (Soprano)|website=Bach Cantatas Website|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref> and Julie Bale.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.juliebalesoprano.com/|title=Julie Bale|website=Julie Bale Soprano|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref> In 1997 baritone [[Grant Doyle (baritone)|Grant Doyle]] won a scholarship to study with her.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.grantdoyle.com/short-biography/long-biography|title=Grant Doyle Full Biography|website=Grant Doyle|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref> She has appeared on a small number of recordings including:
* 1962 [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] – [[Sadler's Wells Opera Company]] – ''Highlights from [[Iolanthe]]'', [[His Master's Voice (British record label)|His Master's Voice]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1738714-Elizabeth-Robson|title=Elizabeth Robson|publisher=Discogs|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref>
* 1966 [[Henry Purcell|Purcell]]  – [[Victoria de los Ángeles|Victoria De Los Angeles]], [[Heather Harper]], Patricia Johnson (3), [[Peter Glossop]], [[Raymond Leppard]] (Harpsichord), [[Ambrosian Singers]], [[English Chamber Orchestra]], [[John Barbirolli|Sir John Barbirolli]] – ''[[Dido and Aeneas|Dido And Aeneas]]'' – Angel Records<ref name=":2" />
* 1969  ''[[Georg Solti]]'' – London Records<ref name=":2" />
* 1993 [[Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert & Sullivan]] – [[English National Opera|Sadler's Wells]] Orchestra, Chorus – [[Alexander Faris]] – [[Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert And Sullivan]]: ''[[The Mikado]]'' (Complete) And ''[[Iolanthe]]'' (Highlights) – EMI<ref name=":2" />
* 1995 [[Henry Purcell|Purcell]] : ''[[Dido and Aeneas]]''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/elizabeth-robson-mn0001642552|title=Elizabeth Robson Discography|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref>
* 2003 [[Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert & Sullivan]]  – [[Alexander Faris]] – [[Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert And Sullivan]]: ''[[The Mikado]]'' (Complete) And ''[[Iolanthe]]'' (Highlights)<ref name=":3" />
* 2003 [[Georges Bizet|Bizet]] – ''[[Carmen]]'' (Highlights) – EM I<ref name=":3" />
* 2012  ''[[Georg Solti|Solti]] : The Legacy 1937-1997''<ref name=":3" />

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[[Category:Councillors in the London Borough of Wandsworth]]
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[[Category:Women councillors in England]]
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