She sang Janacek’s The Diary of One Who Disappeared at the Bath International Festival 2009 and conductors with whom she has worked in opera and concert include Stephen Barlow, Nicholas Cleobury, Christian Curnyn, Richard Egarr, Jane Glover, Paul Hillier, Simon Ible, Stephen Kovachevich, Sir Charles Mackerras, Takuo Yuasa, David Willcocks and Thomas Zehetmair. Her broadcasts include Così fan tutte for BBC Radio 3 and her recordings include Lynne Plowman’s Cries Like Silence with the London Mozart Players conducted by Nicolae Moldoveanu on Avie CD.

During 2010, Carolyn Dobbin was a WNO Associate Artist and the recipient of the WNO Chris Ball Bursary and the Sir John Moores Award, singing Mercédès / Carmen and Second Lady / The Magic Flute. Other recent and current engagements include Janet / The Doctor’s Tale for ROH2, Andronico / Tamerlano for Capella Cracoviensis, Meg Page / Falstaff for Opera Holland Park, Emilia / Otello for Dorset Opera, Maddalena / Rigoletto for Grange Park Opera, Hannah / The Passenger for English National Opera, Britten Spring Symphony with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Mozart Requiem with the London Mozart Players, Verdi Requiem with the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra and Classical Spectacular 2011 for Raymond Gubbay Ltd at London’s Royal Albert Hall.