Olivia Robinson has sung with various consorts, ensembles and choirs, including The Sixteen, Polyphony and The English Concert, performing all over the UK and Europe. She has been a full-time member of the BBC Singers since 2003, with whom she has worked with conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Gianandrea Noseda and Richard Hickox, performing a huge breadth of repertoire from Byrd and Tallis to new commissions by Sir Harrison Birtwistle and James MacMillan. Highlights of her solo work for the BBC include singing the role of Procula, Pilate's wife, in the world premiere performance and broadcast of Francis Grier's The Passion of Jesus of Nazareth, Judith Bingham's Irish Tenebrae live for Radio 3, and Mozart's Mass in C minor broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and across the European Broadcasting Union.
Outside the BBC, her solo repertoire includes Handel's Messiah and Dixit Dominus,Bachs Mass in B minor, St John Passion, Magnificat and Christmas Oratorio, Haydn's The Creation and The Seasons, Mozart's Solemn Vespers and Requiem, Mendelssohn's Elijah,'Orff's' Carmina burana, Szymanowski's Stabat Mater and Verdi's Requiem.
Recent performances have included Mahler's Symphony no 4, Bach's St John Passion, and a recording of contemporary American song for Lontano. Future plans include Bach's Christmas Oratorio in Leeds and Elgar's The Kingdom in Folkestone, and a recording of Carl Rutti's Requiem for the Bach Choir.
Olivia Robinson has sung with various consorts, ensembles and choirs, including The Sixteen, Polyphony and The English Concert, performing all over the 