Coro Pilar's director, Christine Eames, commented, "Everyone was spellbound by her singing in the Messiah, even the other soloists and, as a performer, in numerous Gilbert & Sullivan operettas for the D'Oyly Carte... she was a must-have soloist for our summer shows."

''Pauline Birchall... impressive in the double roles of Rheinmaiden... and a knickerless Erda''
Daily Express

''... a sumptuous Erda'' The Stage

''Pauline Birchall (Marcellina)... relished her character to the full; I have not seen or heard better. All the comedic possibilities wrung out...''
Words and Music

''Little Miss Buttercup, sung by Pauline Birchall – a fabulous mezzo soprano''
Lancashire Evening Post

''And what a Carmen! This warm-voiced dramatic Mezzo was the epitome of the gay, sensuous gypsy we have come to expect as she tempted Don Jose (David Newman) beyond his endurance.''
Gordon Bull - Words and Music
Pauline Birchall
mezzo / contralto
Current News

October 2008: Recorded samples now
available on this site here

November 2008: Fred Olsen Cruise (The Black Watch) - Gala concerts

December 2008: Handel's Messiah for Coral Discantus de Murcia, Spain
- 16th Dec: Catedral de Murcia
- 17th Dec: Santa Maria de Cartagena
- 18th Dec: La Colegiata de San Patricio, Lorca

January 2009: Saga Cruise - Opera gala concerts

January 2009: Gilbert & Sullivan concert, Pulborough, UK

February 2009: Rodgers & Hammerstein concert, Keswick, UK

March 2009: Rodgers & Hammerstein concert, Blackpool, UK

March 2009: Gilbert & Sullivan concert, Blackpool, UK

April 2009: Handel's Messiah, Millennium Centre, Cardiff

2009 Season: Public Opinion in Offenbach's Orpheus In The Underworld for Diva Opera