Samling Artists

Sarah Chae

Soprano, Samling Artist Programme: 2025

South Korean soprano Sarah Chae recently performed the title role in the German premiere of Balfe’s Satanella and Queen of the Night Die Zauberflöte at Erzgebirgische Theater and Frasquita Carmen at the Immling Festival. Other roles include Lesbia L’isola d’Alcina and Calloandra in Salieri’s La fiera di Venezia (Bampton Classical Opera) and Musetta La bohème and cover for Violetta La traviata (Oxford Opera). She studied at Saar University of Music (B.A., M.A., Konzertexamen) and at the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini in Florence. As a National Opera Studio 22/23 Young Artist she worked with Welsh National Opera, Opera North and Scottish Opera. She is a Bayreuth Scholarship recipient and prizewinner at competitions in Italy and the Czech Republic.

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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Sarah Chae in Samling Artist Programme Masterclass with Susan Manoff at Marchmont House. All photos (c) Mark Pinder Photography

“Surrounded by calm and focus, with nothing to pull me away, I was finally able to return to the joy of making music for its own sake. That deep immersion felt like such a rare gift. Honestly, it made my heart race — like remembering a first love (only with more arias and less dramas!).”

Samling Artist Sarah Chae

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