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Mahogany Opera @mahoganyopera.bsky.social · 22h

OPEN CALL - SOPRANOS: In The Belly Of The Beast

We are looking for a a soprano to perform in Jonah and Jephthah alongside Gramophone Magazine's Artist of the Year 2024 @carolynsampson.bsky.social OBE, in a new project bringing to life Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre’s Cantates Bibliques.

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · 8d

How lovely! I’m really glad you’ve enjoyed it. Thank you so much ☺️

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · 18d

Can’t wait to get cracking on this new project with @mahoganyopera.bsky.social and @dunedinconsort.bsky.social next year 🤩
Any sopranos wanting to sing with me, have a look at the details below and apply if it fits! 🤗

Mahogany Opera @mahoganyopera.bsky.social · 18d

We’re now launching an open call to find a soprano to perform alongside Gramophone's Artist of the Year 2024 @carolynsampson.bsky.social & a designer to work with the award-winning @joshuapharo.bsky.social to create designs for the production.

mahoganyopera.co.uk/explore-more...

OPEN CALL: In The Belly Of The Beast (Soprano & Designer) - Mahogany Opera

Mahogany Opera Group is a leading commissioner and producer of new opera and music theatre.

mahoganyopera.co.uk

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Jun 21

Thanks so much, Adrian! 🤗

Yes - all support is very welcome 🙏

It’s a wonderful cause 🥰

Adrian Ainsworth @adrianspecs.bsky.social · Jun 21

Speedy soprano @carolynsampson.bsky.social is gearing up to run 10k in support of the excellent Music of Life charity. Read more about their valuable work & - crucially - please give what you can to help Carolyn reach her target at her Just Giving page here:

www.justgiving.com/page/carolyn...

Carolyn's fundraiser for Music of Life

Help Carolyn Sampson raise money to support Music of Life

www.justgiving.com

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Jun 12

I’m training for a 10km run to raise money for the wonderful charity Music of Life. They go into schools for disabled children weekly and form a choir. The kids learn, develop and, importantly, have a brilliant time!
It’s joyful 😍
Please sponsor me if you can! 🙏🤗

www.justgiving.com/page/carolyn...

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · May 18

Thank you very much ☺️ I’m having a lovely day with my family - perfect 🥰!

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thank you so much @adrianspecs.bsky.social for taking the time and space to listen so thoughtfully ☺️

Adrian Ainsworth @adrianspecs.bsky.social · Apr 11

🖼️🤔👓 The latest album of Schubert songs from @carolynsampson.bsky.social @josephmiddleton.bsky.social is - as ever - a beautifully programmed & performed sequence: a year-long emotional arc in 75 minutes. More enthusiasm in my piece for ArtMuseLondon …

artmuselondon.com/2025/04/11/s...

Song cycle: Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton, ‘Schubert’s Four Seasons’

Carolyn Sampson deftly sidesteps that ‘difficult 103rd album’ syndrome, teaming up with regular duo partner Joseph Middleton on the remarkable ‘Schubert’s Four Seasons’ – a worthy successor t…

artmuselondon.com

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Apr 8

Gramophone Magazine video of the day! 🐑 🪨

www.gramophone.co.uk/news/article...

Video of the Day: Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton perform Schubert’s ‘Shepherd on the Rock’

The recording can be found on their new album of Four Seasons

www.gramophone.co.uk

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Apr 6

Thank you for tuning in! I was very happy to be there 😊

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Apr 5

I’m doing a little jump in! Join me and @josephmiddleton.bsky.social at 1pm live here: www.youtube.com/live/7KLIOrp...

Lunchtime Opening Recital: Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton Live Stream

YouTube video by Leeds Song

www.youtube.com

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Apr 4

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Adrian Ainsworth @adrianspecs.bsky.social · Apr 4

‘Schubert’s Four Seasons’, the wonderful new record from @carolynsampson.bsky.social @josephmiddleton.bsky.social is OUT NOW. Available everywhere you care to look, but why not support BIS Records’s immaculate physical release & buy from @prestomusic.bsky.social?

www.prestomusic.com/classical/pr...

Advert for Sampson & Middleton’s new CD.

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Apr 4

Hello, you lovely lot! And right back atcha 😍😍😍 Hope your concert and, more importantly, dinner were a triumph 😘

Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Mar 20

Thanks for being there! ❄️💐☀️🌾

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Bachtrack @bachtrack.com · Feb 27

From chaos to joy: Haydn’s The Creation in Birmingham @thecbso.bsky.social
✍️ Simon Cummings
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From chaos to joy: Haydn’s The Creation in Birmingham

Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO and Chorus weave Baroque and Romantic allusions into Haydn’s Classical masterpiece, in a superb, at times operatic, performance at Symphony Hall.

bachtrack.com

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Feb 27

You all sounded great too 😊

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Feb 27

Thank you and BRAVO! 👏🏻

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Feb 27

It absolutely WAS a treat! 😃

Tom McKinney @tommckinney.bsky.social · Feb 26

This will be incredible! 7.30 live from Birmingham on BBC Radio3. The Creation by Haydn with The CBSO and Chorus. Kazuki Yamada's conducting, and it's soloists @carolynsampson.bsky.social , James Way and Ashley Riches.

A massive Wednesday night treat.

ENJOY! 🌎 ☀️🌙 🌟 🌋 🌊 🌌

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Feb 26

Tonight! Haydn’s Creation 😍 with the one-and-only @thecbso.bsky.social sounding glorious.

Join us in Symphony Hall, or live on @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social at 7.30pm with @tommckinney.bsky.social

Kazuki Yamada
James Way
Ashley Riches

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Groves Artists @grovesartists.bsky.social · Feb 23

Roderick Williams performs a recital with Carolyn Sampson @carolynsampson.bsky.social and @josephmiddleton.bsky.social for Malvern Concert Club!

23 February – Malvern Theatres
malvern-concert-club.co.uk/concert/rode...

Roderick Williams, Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton - Malvern Concert Club

Roderick Williams, Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton perform at Malvern Concert Club 23rd February 2025

malvern-concert-club.co.uk

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Feb 10

I was a bit preoccupied on Friday, and missed the release of this single from our forthcoming album!

Schubert: Die Forelle 🎣

music.apple.com/gb/album/die...

Die Forelle, D. 550 by Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton on Apple Music

music.apple.com

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Feb 1

Thanks for coming! And what an amazing audience too!!! So happy to hear their enthusiasm 🥰

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Wigmore Hall @wigmore-hall.org.uk · Jan 23

We're hiring 💡

Wigmore Hall is seeking a Membership Manager to join our dedicated Development team 🌸

Application closing date: 10am on Monday 10 February 2025

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Jan 21

That Pelléas is absolute magic 🪄

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Wigmore Hall @wigmore-hall.org.uk · Jan 15

Did someone say song? ✨

We have a huge selection of outstanding song recitals this summer, including performances by Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Hugh Cutting, Cyrille Dubois and so many more 🎶

www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/ser...

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Carolyn Sampson OBE @carolynsampson.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thank you! 🙏