Graham Clark (tenor)
Graham Clark (born in 1941, Lancashire, England) is an English opera tenor, mainly known for his character roles like Loge (Das Rheingold), Mime (Siegfried) and the Captain (Wozzeck). He has sung at The Royal Opera, English National Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Opera North, Scottish Opera, and Welsh National Opera in the UK, all the leading North American and European opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera New York(15 seasons) and the Bayreuth Festival (16 seasons) and he has recorded for all the major companies.
Clark studied at Kirkham Grammar School - where he was Captain of School - Loughborough College of Education and Loughborough University. After a few years as a PE teacher and then as a Senior Regional Officer of the Sports Council, he took up singing. In 1975 he joined Scottish Opera, was a Principal with English National Opera from 1977 to 1985 and has had an extensive international career from 1976 to 2011. He has been nominated three times for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Opera Awards, including an Emmy and won the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera in 1986 for his role as Mephistopheles in Doktor Faust. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Loughborough University in 1999.[1]
[edit] External links
- Graham Clark's Official Website
- "I Simply Switched Hobbies". Wagneropera.net interview with Graham Clark
- Graham Clark's biography - Bayreuth Festival website
[edit] References
- ^ "Mr Graham Clark: speech at presentation of honorary degree". Loughborough University. http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/publicity/degree_days/degree_1999/clark.html. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
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