Rodney Earl Clarke has maintained a distinguished and wide-ranging career across opera, musical theatre, television, and film since graduating from the Royal Academy of Music.
Renowned for his commanding stage presence and rich vocal artistry, he has performed in major opera houses worldwide, including Opéra de Lyon, Den Norske Opera in Oslo, the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen, as well as at the Styriarte Festspiele in Graz. Rodney appeared in Kenneth Branagh’s film of The Magic Flute and was honoured to sing a specially commissioned anthem for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. With English National Opera, his roles have included the Chief of Police in Kismet, Workman/Rajah Bimmy in On the Town, and the Firefighter in Tansy Davies’ Between Worlds at the Barbican Theatre. Other notable performances include title role in Don Giovanni (Birmingham Opera Company) Crown (Porgy and Bess, Royal Danish Opera), Jake (Porgy and Bess, Opéra de Lyon), Pasha Selim (Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Opera di Roma) and the Ferryman in Britten’s Curlew River with Birmingham Opera Company under the direction of Graham Vick.
Rodney demonstrates his versatility performing both contemporary and early music. He premiered One Sun, One World at the Royal Albert Hall, made his Wigmore Hall debut with Ensemble 10/10, and appeared in Handel’s Messiah with Dame Emma Kirkby in Trondheim and with the Sydney Philharmonic Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House. His musical theatre credits include Les Misérables in London’s West End, Local Hero at Chichester Festival Theatre, and The Book of Mormon on tour.
