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Nicky Spence continues his run of achievements winning the Singer Award at this year's RPS awards; Dafydd Jones and Bridget Esler join international opera studio programmes; Wigmore Hall announce their autumn programme, including our Samling Artist Showcase and our regular round-up of Samling Artist debuts and recordings.
Kate Valentine launches Valentine Voice Care, providing comprehensive care and support for voice professionals; ten Samling Artists to look out for in performances across North East England; multiple competition wins for Dafydd Jones and Francesca Lauri along with plenty of opera and recording news.
Felipe Manu takes the main prize and best tenor prize at the Tenor Viñas competition in Barcelona, new releases, including the debut for Samling Artist duo Harriet Burns and Ian Tindale, award nominations for Alexandra Lowe and Nicky Spence and opera house and role debuts in our first news round-up of 2024.
As a registered charity, Samling Institute is governed by a board of Trustees, who bring a wide range of professional expertise to the organisation. We are delighted to welcome two new Trustees – Sir David Bell, who joins as our new Chair and Rupert Tyler.
This year we will be sharing our passion for singing with more young people than ever with the launch of our first ‘Samling Singing School’. This new project marks a significant expansion to our work in state secondary schools as we create a network of ‘Samling Singing Schools’ stretching from the Tweed to the Tees.
In November, we welcomed eight new Samling Artists to our global family, following a residency at Marchmont House led by soprano Yvonne Kenny AM, pianist Simon Lepper and actor Alex Hassell.
Our 2023/24 Samling Academy cohort got together for the first time in October for six days of intensive masterclasses and workshops and a concert at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music.
Success at the Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers' Competition, exciting debuts in Europe and Australia and Samling Artist recordings for your Christmas lists.
An exciting month of house and role debuts for Samling Artists, including a starry 'Otello' for Ted Black at Wiener Staatsoper and debuts at Wigmore Hall as part of our Samling Artist Showcase.
Albums including a trio of Samling Artists, a newly commissioned song cycle and two premiere recordings, opera debuts across Europe, Samling Artists in the North East, and Benjamin Appl presents 'Inside Music' on BBC Radio 3 (and reveals what he listens to while cleaning his house!)