Charles Cunliffe has recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Music Opera School, where he studied with Giles Underwood and Joseph Middleton. Charles began singing as a chorister at Peterborough Cathedral where he later rejoined as a choral scholar. In 2023 he won the Leeds Lieder/Schubert Institute UK Song Prize, and in 2024 he joined the Glyndebourne Festival Chorus for both the Summer and Autumn Seasons. At the end of the Autumn Season he was awarded the Wessex Award by the Wessex Glyndebourne Association. He is looking forward to returning to Glyndebourne for the 2025 Summer Season as a Jerwood Young Artist.
Charles Cunliffe
Baritone, Samling Artist Programme: 2025
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Since 1996, the Samling Artist Programme has provided intensive residential masterclass weeks for early-career singers and pianists, followed by professional development and support through our activities and established networks.
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Charles Cunliffe with James Garnon, Samling Artist Programme Masterclass, Marchmont House. Photos: Mark Pinder
Samling Institute for Young Artists is a leading global authority in the training of young voices.
Since 1996, the Samling Artist Programme has provided intensive residential masterclass weeks for early-career singers and pianists, followed by professional development and support through our activities and established networks.
Find out more
Samling Artist Programme | All Samling Artists