Carolyn Sampson has enjoyed notable successes worldwide in repertoire ranging from early baroque to the present day. On the opera stage she has appeared with companies including the English National Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Opéra de Paris and Opéra National du Rhin. In concert she performs regularly at the BBC Proms and with orchestras including the Bach Collegium Japan, Concertgebouworkest, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra and with numerous orchestras in the USA. A consummate recitalist, she appears regularly at the Wigmore Hall and has performed at prestigious venues across Europe and in the USA, as well as a recital tour of Japan. Carolyn Sampson has an extensive discography earning accolades including the recital award in the 2015 Gramophone Awards, a Diapason d’Or and nomination for Artist of the Year in the 2017 Gramophone Awards. Together with Joseph Middleton she has recorded a series of acclaimed recital discs for BIS including ‘A Verlaine Songbook’, ‘A Soprano’s Schubertiade’, ‘The Contrast’ – an anthology of English poetry in song – and ‘Album für die Frau’ with songs by Robert and Clara Schumann.
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