Biography
Ellen Myers Kliman (Soprano)
Ellen is a graduate of the University of Maryland’s Opera Studio, where she studied with François Loup, and the Oberlin
Conservatory of Music. She has performed early music, cabaret, opera, operetta, musical theatre and chamber music
throughout the Washington area, appearing with such companies as Signature Theatre, The Bach Sinfonia, The
Washington Savoyards, the IN Series, and the Eldbrooke Opera Company. Favorite roles include Partenope (Handel’s
Partenope), The Queen of the Night (Mozart’s The Magic Flute), and The Lady with the Hand Mirror (Argento’s Postcards
from Morocco). She has also given numerous recitals and concerts in the Washington D.C. area, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts.
Ellen can be heard weekly at All Soul's Episcopal Church in Woodley Park, as well as in the Contemporary Choir at St.
Matthew's Cathedral. She has also been a member of the professional core of the Master Chorale of Washington, as well
as a member of the National Chamber Singers.
The former General Director of The Other Opera Company, Ellen has taught opera theatre, and has also lectured on
European cabaret of the early 20th century.
Ellen is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), and maintains a private voice and piano
studio; her students have performed throughout the Washington area and on Broadway. She lives in Hyattsville with her
husband, writer Todd Kliman, and their son.
Ellen Myers Kliman (Soprano)
Ellen is a graduate of the University of Maryland’s Opera Studio, where she studied with François Loup, and the Oberlin
Conservatory of Music. She has performed early music, cabaret, opera, operetta, musical theatre and chamber music
throughout the Washington area, appearing with such companies as Signature Theatre, The Bach Sinfonia, The
Washington Savoyards, the IN Series, and the Eldbrooke Opera Company. Favorite roles include Partenope (Handel’s
Partenope), The Queen of the Night (Mozart’s The Magic Flute), and The Lady with the Hand Mirror (Argento’s Postcards
from Morocco). She has also given numerous recitals and concerts in the Washington D.C. area, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts.
Ellen can be heard weekly at All Soul's Episcopal Church in Woodley Park, as well as in the Contemporary Choir at St.
Matthew's Cathedral. She has also been a member of the professional core of the Master Chorale of Washington, as well
as a member of the National Chamber Singers.
The former General Director of The Other Opera Company, Ellen has taught opera theatre, and has also lectured on
European cabaret of the early 20th century.
Ellen is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), and maintains a private voice and piano
studio; her students have performed throughout the Washington area and on Broadway. She lives in Hyattsville with her
husband, writer Todd Kliman, and their son.
