Elizabeth Anne Mawson née Burlington (14 February 1927 - 16 February
2008) was a Canadian mezzo-soprano who appeared in opera, operetta,
and musical theatre. She was particularly known for her performances
as Marilla in Anne of Green Gables, a role which she performed
annually at the Charlottetown Festival for nearly 30 years, as well as
in Canadian touring productions in 1970, 1973, 1980, and 1986. She was
married to the bass-baritone singer Howard Mawson and frequently
performed with him in the Toronto Light Opera Association. After its
demise, she appeared in 1957 as Hanna in The Merry Widow and Carrie
Pipperidge in Carousel with the Opera Festival Association of Toronto,
and in the 1960s with its successor, the Canadian Opera Company, as
Martha in Faust and Flora in La traviata, and also at the Stratford
Festival as Hebe in H.M.S. Pinafore and Marcellina in The Marriage of
Figaro. Other roles included Miss Todd in Gian-Carlo Menotti's The Old
Maid and the Thief. Mawson was born in Toronto and died in her native
city at the age of 81.[1][2][3][4]Her sons Douglas and Allan have
launched an endowment fund in her memory. The Elizabeth Mawson Theatre
Legacy Fund will ensure support is available for scriptwriters,
choreographers, performers, songwriters and directors and make sure
that read-throughs and workshops are made possible for new development
projects at The Charlottetown Festival. The fund is held within The
Confederation Centre of the Arts Foundation
https://confederationcentre.com/support/foundation/
2008) was a Canadian mezzo-soprano who appeared in opera, operetta,
and musical theatre. She was particularly known for her performances
as Marilla in Anne of Green Gables, a role which she performed
annually at the Charlottetown Festival for nearly 30 years, as well as
in Canadian touring productions in 1970, 1973, 1980, and 1986. She was
married to the bass-baritone singer Howard Mawson and frequently
performed with him in the Toronto Light Opera Association. After its
demise, she appeared in 1957 as Hanna in The Merry Widow and Carrie
Pipperidge in Carousel with the Opera Festival Association of Toronto,
and in the 1960s with its successor, the Canadian Opera Company, as
Martha in Faust and Flora in La traviata, and also at the Stratford
Festival as Hebe in H.M.S. Pinafore and Marcellina in The Marriage of
Figaro. Other roles included Miss Todd in Gian-Carlo Menotti's The Old
Maid and the Thief. Mawson was born in Toronto and died in her native
city at the age of 81.[1][2][3][4]Her sons Douglas and Allan have
launched an endowment fund in her memory. The Elizabeth Mawson Theatre
Legacy Fund will ensure support is available for scriptwriters,
choreographers, performers, songwriters and directors and make sure
that read-throughs and workshops are made possible for new development
projects at The Charlottetown Festival. The fund is held within The
Confederation Centre of the Arts Foundation
https://confederationcentre.com/support/foundation/
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