Clark, Graham
Clark, Graham
Clark, Graham, English tenor; b. Littleborough, Nov. 10, 1941. He studied with Richard Bonynge, in London with Bruce Boyce, and in Bologna. In 1975 he became a member of the Scottish Opera in Glasgow. From 1976 to 1985 he also made regular appearances at the English National Opera in London. He made his Bayreuth Festival debut as David in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in 1981, and continued to sing there until 1992. On Oct. 17, 1985, he made his Metropolitan Opera debut in N.Y. as Števa in Jenůfa, where he remained on the roster until 1993. In 1991 he sang in the premiere of Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles there. In 1997 he appeared at the Salzburg Festival in Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre. As a guest artist, he sang in Berlin, Vienna, Munich, Rome, Chicago, San Francisco, and elsewhere. He also appeared as a soloist with many orchs.
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