BBC Music Magazine Rising Star 2022

BBC Music Magazine Rising Star 2022

“Sparkling and surefooted”

OPERA MAGAZINE, MARK VALENCIA

British/Irish conductor and BBC Music Magazine Rising Star Olivia Clarke works across opera and symphonic genres. Recent debuts include the Philharmonia and Opéra de Rouen Normandie, alongside regular engagements with English National Opera, Glyndebourne and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. From 2020-2023 Clarke held the position of Mackerras Conducting Fellow at English National Opera where she conducted a number of main stage performances as well as orchestral concerts. From 2022-2023 Clarke also held the position of Assistant Conductor with the CBSO.

“Olivia Clarke, Mackerras Fellow at English National Opera, conducted with sharp, analytical insight and lyrical purpose: a name to watch.”

GUARDIAN, FIONA MADDOCKS

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“Clarke admirably took over the entire programme, showing a quiet sense of skill and decisiveness throughout”

PLANET HUGILL