L’enfant et les sortilèges review – bright ideas and remarkable singing from the Samling Academy

Sage, Gateshead
Ravel’s 45-minute opera parable works perfectly for the young singers of the Samling AcademyFor nearly 20 years, a Samling scholarship has been a significant point of departure for young singers at the start of their professional careers. The Samling Academy is a more recent development – a form of operatic S Club Juniors whose intake is even younger, ranging from 14-21 years of age.It’s a fine initiative, though it must be a nightmare finding something for them all to do,