Originally from Salisbury, Olivia Robinson has sung with various consorts, ensembles and choirs, including The Sixteen, Polyphony and The English Concert under Trevor Pinnock, performing all over the United Kingdom and Europe. She has been a member of the BBC Singers since 2003, performing a broad repertoire ranging from Byrd and Tallis to new commissions by the likes of Sir Harrison Birtwistle and James MacMillan.

Highlights of her solo work for the BBC include singing the rôle of Procula, Pilate’s Wife, in the world première performance and broadcast of Francis Grier’s The Passion of Jesus of Nazareth, and Mozart’s C Minor Mass live on Radio 3 and across the European Broadcasting Union. Outside the BBC, her solo repertoire includes Handel’s Messiah, Dixit Dominus and various oratorios, Bach’s B Minor Mass, St John Passion, Magnificat and Christmas Oratorio, Haydn’s Creation and The Seasons, Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, Requiem and C Minor Mass, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, Szymanowski’s Stabat Mater and Verdi’s Requiem.