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Our Samling Academy Opera production of Dido and Aeneas combined homegrown talent and international excellence – and showed why the North East is the place to be for young classical singers.
Samling Artist duo baritone Neil Balfour and pianist Sid Ramchander will be premiering ‘Untold Lives’ at Oxford Song on Wednesday 15 October, a project that has been supported by our Samling and Song initiative.
This month brings a new album from Samling Artist duo Harriet Burns and Ian Tindale, Samling Artists on Gramophone award nominations and opera and performance news.
Charles Cunliffe tells us how his week at Samling prepared him for a major role debut at Glyndebourne, James Newby is recognised in his hometown with an honorary doctorate, plus more news and new recordings from our family of Samling Artists.
Samling Artists make an impact across the world and this month is no exception, with news from France, UK, Spain, Germany and the USA, including an exciting role and company debut for Madison Nonoa and a new album of French song by Kitty Whately.
Madeline Boreham becomes a Harewood Artist at English National Opera, Daniel Barrett joins Scottish Opera as an Emerging Artist and Hugo Brady will become a Rising Star with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Read on to find out more about their upcoming engagements and those of other Samling Artists in the latest round of season announcements. There are also lots of Samling Artists at Oxford Song and Benjamin Appl pays tribute to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
April brings a packed news round-up, including the first Samling Artist to headline Last Night of the Proms, successes at The Kathleen Ferrier Awards and Royal Ballet and Opera debuts, including two Samling Artists who join their prestigious Jette Parker Artists Programme.
Rehearsals have begun for what is undoubtedly our biggest and most exciting event of the year – the long-awaited return of Samling Academy Opera. Read more about it in the cover story of our summer newsletter.
Véronique Gens is one of France’s best loved sopranos, and particularly recognised for her interpretations of Mozart and of French repertory. She leads the Artist Programme for the first time this August, along with pianist Susan Manoff.
We have held Samling Futures workshops at schools in Sunderland, Newcastle and Northumberland and King Edward VI School Morpeth have joined our network of Samling Singing Schools.