Samling Artists

Olivia Boen

Soprano, Samling Artist Programme: 2022

Olivia Boen, Samling Artist Programme In Masterclass, Marchmont House Photo credit: Mark Pinder Photography

Olivia graduated with Distinction from the Opera Course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2021 and was a finalist in the Guildhall Gold Medal Prize hosted by the Barbican in her final year of studies. In the 2022-23 season, she will make her role debuts as Musetta La bohème and Gretel Hansel und Gretel at Staatsoper Hamburg, where she will be joining the International Opera Studio. In January 2022, Olivia performed Strauss Vier letzte Lieder in the Barbican with the London Schools Symphony Orchestra. She is a current member of the Wigmore Hall French Song Exchange led by Dame Felicity Lott and was selected as a 2021 City Music Foundation Artist. Previous recital highlights include Wigmore Hall, the London Song Festival, and the Oxford Lieder Festival, which she will be returning to for four recitals with founder Sholto Kynoch this May.

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.

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Olivia Boen with Caroline Dowdle, Samling Artist Programme

‘My week with Samling gave me some much needed mental space to breathe fresh life into my tried-and-true repertoire and to delve into layers that were still unexplored in new works. I left with a deeper sense of connection and grounding, with a heart full of gratitude for my new colleagues and our generous leaders. It really has been an experience I’ll never forget!’

Samling Artist Olivia Boen

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