Catherine Robbin, Date of Birth

    

Catherine Robbin

Canadian opera singer

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1950

Profession: opera singer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Catherine Robbin

  • Catherine Robbin (born September 28, 1950) is a Canadian mezzo-soprano.
  • She was elected an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2011.Born in Toronto, Robbin studied at The Royal Conservatory of Music, and had private lessons in Paris and London.
  • Much of her work has been in the field of early music; she has often sung and recorded with John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir, and has worked with Christopher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music.
  • She has performed roles in numerous Handel operas, including Medoro in Orlando, the title roles in Giulio Cesare and Floridante, and Eduige in Rodelinda; she has also sung Annio in La clemenza di Tito and Dido in Dido and Aeneas.
  • In concert she has sung the Alto Rhapsody of Brahms, the Sea Pictures of Edward Elgar, and songs and cycles of Hector Berlioz and Gustav Mahler.
  • Her final concert was in May 2003 at the Glenn Gould Studio.
  • She taught voice at York University from 2000 to 2018.

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