Richard Robbins

Tenor Richard Robbins sings with ‘irresistible baritone softness’ according to Classical Source and has just been appointed a Young Artist for the City Music Foundation 2020-22. He has recently collaborated with Ante Terminum Productions to acclaim for his portrayal of the Madwoman in Britten’s Curlew River, with the Spectator describing his acting to be ‘expertly judged.’ Richard has also been a Young Artist for Handel House, Leeds Lieder, Oxford Lieder, Brighton Early Music and has participated in a Fellowship with St. Martin in the Fields. This has led to workshops and masterclasses with artists like Sir Thomas Allen, Dame Felicity Lott, Mark Padmore CBE, John Mark - Ainsley OBE, Roger Vignoles and Ann Murray. He has collaborated with well respected ensembles and sung solo performances of Bach’s B Minor Mass with The Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Beethoven’s Mass in C with the London Mozart Players. He has soloed with The Southbank Sinfonia and musicians from the Academy of Ancient Music and his recent performances include Oratorio, Opera and Concert work in venues such as; St. Martin-in-the-Fields; King's Place; Hackney Empire and The National Portrait Gallery. Forthcoming ensemble performances include working with Festival Voices on an electronica infused version of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and a concert collaboration in October with Baroque group, Ensemble Tircis, for Handel House. Beyond singing, Richard is a keen conductor, advocate of youth engagement in music and singing teaching. In this regard he conducts both Egham Choral and Bookham Choral Society, runs educational projects for Voices Foundation, Leeds Lieder and Handel House and organises and runs extracurricular music activities for the renowned music department at Farnborough Sixth Form College. He is also a teacher of singing at Wellington College.