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Caroline Clarke

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Accomplished operatic/classical soprano for any event. Also available as duo with tenor, and for online performances/remote recordings.
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Looking for a world-class soprano to take your event to the next level? As a classically trained singer, I have performed at some of the UK's top venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall and Birmingham Symphony Hall. I have had the privilege of working with world-renowned orchestras and conductors, including Sir Andrew Davies, Gianandrea Noseda, and Paul Daniel. I sing at many kinds of events including concerts with choral societies, male voice choirs, orchestras and opera companies, as well as music and arts festivals, galas and charity events, weddings and funerals. My wide repertoire includes classical and operatic pieces, music theatre, film themes, ballads and traditional folk songs, but I'm always open to singing other genres as well. With my extensive knowledge of performing at events and my passion for music, you can trust that you will have a seamless and unforgettable experience when you work with me. I have also recorded at studios such as Abbey Road and Maida Vale with groups such as the BBC Singers, London Voices and Vocals Unlimited. I now have my own recording studio and enjoy collaborating with clients from all over the world, bringing their musical visions to life. My formal biography below showcases my rich background in opera, concert performances, and session singing, including collaborations with well-known vocal coaches and artists. Formal biography: Caroline's varied singing career began after graduating with a music degree, specialising in composition, from Durham University. With an impressive list of operatic roles, she has portrayed the lead character in Tosca for Heritage Opera, Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutte for Opera UK and Birmingham Chamber Orchestra, and Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte for British Youth Opera and Surrey Opera, among others. Caroline's versatility as a performer is showcased in her numerous lead roles in productions such as La Cenerentola, L'elisir d'amore, Rigoletto, and La Traviata, and in world premieres such as John Whittaker's The Three Wayfarers for Opera Anywhere. Caroline's concert performances have taken her to prestigious venues including the Royal Albert, Birmingham Symphony, Cadogan and Queen Elizabeth Halls. She has also impressed audiences with her solo performances of works such as Brahms' Requiem, Mahler's Symphony No.4, Mozart's Exsultate, Jubilate, Vivaldi's Gloria, Handel's Messiah, Schubert's Magnificat, and Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder. In addition to her live performances, Caroline has lent her voice to recordings as a session singer with renowned choirs such as the BBC Singers, London Voices, Vocals Unlimited and RSVP Voices. Her proficiency extends online where she records her voice and compositions for clients from all over the globe. Caroline and her husband Darren are also an accomplished international performing duo, known as Trovatori, who combine their voices with self-penned classical guitar arrangements. Caroline's talent has been honed by an impressive group of coaches and mentors including David Syrus, Mary King, Anthony Legge, Donald Maxwell, Lada Valešová, and Steven Maughan. Caroline continues to refine her craft through her vocal studies with Arwel Treharne Morgan.

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Caroline's Reviews

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Ellie M
8 months ago
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5 out of 5

Caroline was amazing singing at my wedding. From start to finish I knew I didn't have to worry about anything and that it would be perfect, and it was. I cannot thank her and Darren enough and will highly recommend them to friends and family.

Reply from Caroline
8 months ago

Thanks so much, Ellie! We're so pleased we could be a part of your special day. Many congratulations to you both!

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Deborah F
2 years ago
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5 out of 5

Caroline was fantastic, wow, so impressed, please don't hesitate, you won't be sorry, I don't like to use the phase value for money but she far out stripped my expectations, she should be charging £1000's, she was so friendly and sorted everything out with the vicar and organist, my Dad would have loved her but as she sang like an angel maybe he did.

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Fiverr C
6 years ago

I love it, thank you! Great performance and a high quality recording. I would highly recommend her to anyone. Thank you for bringing life to my music.

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Fiverr C
6 years ago

Gorgeous classical voice. Really emotional , and great microphone quality too. Perfect for "film score" stuff . Thank you Caroline!

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Caroline's Song list

Wedding song/aria ideas:
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach)
Song to the Moon (Dvorak)
Pie Jesu (Fauré)
Panis Angelicus (Franck)
Ich Liebe Dich (Grieg)
Wheree’er you walk (Handel)
Il mio cuore va (Titanic theme) (Horner)
Pie Jesu (Lloyd Webber)
Moon River (Mancini)
Alleluia (Mozart)
Laudate Dominum (Mozart)
Parla più piano (The Godfather) (Rota/Kusik)
O mio babbino caro (Puccini)
Sogno di Doretta (Puccini)
Un bel dì vedremo (One fine day) (Puccini)
Gaelic Blessing (Rutter)
The Lord Bless You and Keep You (Rutter)
Nella fantasia (Morricone/Ferraù)
Time to say Goodbye (Sartori/Quarantotto)
Du Ring an meinem Finger (Schumann)
Brindisi (Verdi)
Domine Deus (Vivaldi)
Funeral song/aria ideas:
Over the Rainbow (Arlen)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach)
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Ave Maria (Caccini)
Going Home (Dvorak)
En Priere (Faure)
Pie Jesu (Faure)
Panis Angelicus (Franck)
O Saviour, Hear me! (Gluck)
The Lord is my Shepherd (Vicar of Dibley theme) (Goodall)
Come Unto Him (Handel)
I Know that My Redeemer Liveth (Handel)
Pie Jesu (Lloyd-Webber)
Sancta Maria (Mascagni)
Laudate Dominum (Mozart)
Gaelic Blessing (Rutter)
The Lord Bless You and Keep You (Rutter)
Time to say Goodbye (Sartori/Quarantotto)
Ave Maria (Schubert)
Be Still My Soul (Sibelius)
Fields of Gold (Sting)
I Wonder as I Wander (Trad.)
O Danny Boy (Trad.)
Skye Boat Song (Trad.)
Waly Waly (Trad.)
Wayfaring Stranger (Trad.)
Were You there? (Trad.)
My Love is Like a Red, Red, Rose (Trad.)
You'll never walk alone (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
When I am laid in earth - Dido's Lament (Purcell)
Hymns (others known/can be requested):
Abide With Me
Amazing Grace
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
How Great Thou Art
Guide me, O thou Great Redeemer
I Vow to Thee My Country
Jerusalem
Lord of all Faithfulness
Make me a Channel of Your Peace
O God Beyond All Praising
Praise My Soul the King of Heaven
Opera/operetta arias:
I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls - The Bohemian Girl (Balfe)
Casta Diva - Norma (Bellini)
Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante - Carmen (Bizet)
Habanera - Carmen (Bizet)
Les tringles des sistres - Carmen (Bizet)
Ebben, ne andro lontana - La Wally (Catalani)
Depuis le jour - Louise (Charpentier)
Song to the Moon - Rusalka (Dvorak)
Summertime - Porgy and Bess (Gershwin)
La mamma morta - Andrea Chenier (Giordano)
Jewel Song - Faust (Gounod)
Ah! Je veux vivre dans ce rêve - Romeo et Juliette (Gounod)
Lascia ch’io pianga - Rinaldo (Handel)
Wheree’er you walk - (Handel)
Come scoglio - Cosi fan tutte (Mozart)
Ach, ich liebte - Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart)
Or sai che l'onore - Don Giovanni (Mozart)
Mi tradi quell'alma ingrata - Don Giovanni (Mozart)
Non mi dir - Don Giovanni (Mozart)
Deh vieni, non tardar - Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
Porgi amor - Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
O mio babbino caro - Gianni Schicchi (Puccini)
Quando men vo - La Bohème (Puccini)
Signore, ascolta - Turandot (Puccini)
Sogno di Doretta - La Rondine (Puccini)
Vissi d’arte (Puccini)
Un bel di vedremo (Puccini)
When I am laid in earth - Dido and Aeneas (Purcell)
Klänge der Heimat - Die Fledermaus (Strauss)
Mein Herr Marquis - Die Fledermaus (Strauss)
Gia il sole dal gange - L'honesta negli amore (Scarlatti)
Tatyana's letter scene - Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky)
Ah, fors'e lui... Sempre libera - La Traviata (Verdi)
Addio del passato - La Traviata (Verdi)
Brindisi - La Traviata (Verdi)
Ave Maria - Otello (Verdi)
Oratorio and concert repertoire:
O Holy Night - Adam
Christmas Oratorio - Bach
Mass in B minor- Bach
St Matthew Passion- Bach
Requiem - Brahms
Messiah - Handel
Messiah (arr. Mozart) - Handel
Ode to the Birthday of Queen Anne - Handel
Samson - Handel
The Creation - Haydn
Symphony No. 4 - Mahler
Elijah - Mendelssohn
Magnificat - Mendelssohn
Coronation Mass - Mozart
Exsultate, Jubilate - Mozart
Laudate Dominum - Mozart
Mass in C minor - Mozart
Veni Sancte Spiritus - Mozart
Funeral Sentences - Purcell
Vocalise - Rachmaninov
Magnificat - Schubert
Gloria - Vivaldi
Wesendonck Lieder - Wagner
Coronation Te Deum - Walton
Musicals, Neapolitan and folk songs, contemporary repertoire:
Autumn Leaves (Kosma)
Over the rainbow (Arlen / Harburg)
I feel pretty (Bernstein)
O sole mio (Capurro / di Capua)
Santa Lucia (Cottrau)
Funiculi, funicula (Denza / Turco)
Nella fantasia (Morricone / Ferrau)
The impossible dream (Leigh / Darion)
I could've danced all night (Lerner / Loewe)
Don't cry for me, Argentina (Lloyd-Webber)
Memory (Lloyd-Webber)
You raise me up (Lovland / Graham)
The rose (McBroom)
Edelweiss (Rodgers / Hammerstein)
I dreamed a dream (Schönberg / Boublil)
On my own (Schönberg / Boublil)
Send in the clowns (Sondheim)
Time to say goodbye (Sartorelli / Quarantotto)
The Skye Boat Song (Trad.)
O Waly, Waly (Trad.)
Suo Gân (Trad.)
Danny Boy (Trad.)
Art song repertoire:
SURE ON THIS SHINING NIGHT – Barber
AVE MARIA - Gounod
ICH LIEBE DICH – Grieg
NUITS D’ÉTÉ– Berlioz
CHANSON TRISTE - Duparc
EXTASE – Duparc
APRÈS UNE RÊVE – Fauré
EN PRIÈRE - Fauré
LE SECRET - Fauré
PANIS ANGELICUS - Franck
FIVE ELIZABETHAN SONGS – Ivor Gurney
D’UNE PRISON – Hahn
L’HEURE EXQUISE – Hahn
THE ROAD TO BETHLEHEM – Michael Head
AVE MARIA - Schubert
AVE MARIA - Gounod
GRETCHEN AM SPINNRADE – Schubert
AN DIE MUSIK – Strauss
SILENT NOON – Vaughan-Williams
VOCALISE – Rachmaninov
WAYFARING STRANGER - Anonymous

Caroline's Prices

Last updated: 2024

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Short performance (up to 15 min)£187.50
Up to 1 hour£250
Up to 2 hours£406.25
Up to 3 hours£562.50
Packages
Church service
Attendance before event for sound check PA if required Tailored songs/arias as requested by client
£250
Wedding ceremony
Attendance before event for soundcheck Tailored song requests as requested by client PA if required
£350
Up to 90 minutes
- PA equipment (if required) - Tailored set lists
£375
Concert performance
Performance of up to 2 x 45 minute sets. PA (for an audience of up to 200) if required. Tailored set lists according to the event/client's requirements. Backing tracks supplied; a pianist and/or guitarist for accompaniment can be provided for an extra £300.
£500
Corporate Event
Cabaret style show or background sets depending on the style of the event. Themed programmes such as Christmas, Valentine's Day, etc. available. PA (for an event of up to c. 200 people) available if needed. Pianist or a guitarist for accompaniment available at a cost of £300.
£500

Add-ons

Pianist for accompaniment
+£300
Guitarist for accompaniment
+£300
Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

They love the extra element that a live performance brings to their event - there's nothing like the human voice to move people, whether it's a concert, party, wedding or a funeral. Clients have commented on my versatility as I can offer a wide repertoire for any occasion. I'm also very personable and love chatting with people before and after a performance!

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Birmingham Symphony Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, BBC Maida Vale Studios, Abbey Road Studios

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

I have an eclectic taste in music! Classically I love to listen to Angela Gheorghiu, Leontyne Price, Maria Callas and Birgitte Nielsen among others. When it comes to more contemporary music I love female singer-songwriters such as Kate Bush, Bjork and Tori Amos.

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

Performing as the soprano soloist in Brahms' Requiem at Birmingham Symphony Hall! I've also performed at the Royal Albert Hall with the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra, and this year I'm singing at the Royal Festival Hall with the Philharmonia Orchestra as part of London Voices.

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I'll do my best to accommodate any changes to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes, I can provide an iPod service between sets if desired.

How much time do you need to set up?

If performing acoustically I will only need 10-15 minutes to get set up; if performing with PA I will need 20-30 minutes to set up my equipment and perform a sound check.

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

Absolutely - clients are welcome to pick any of the pieces they would like to hear from my song list. Otherwise I'm happy to put together an appropriate set list based on my years of experience performing at different events.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes - I usually perform without PA for classical concerts, recitals and church events. However I can provide a small PA system (for up to 200 guests) to perform at larger venues and events.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Of course - if it's something that I'll be able to sing then I'm happy to learn any specific song requests for an additional £30 per song (to account for my learning and rehearsal times, etc.).
Musicianship
Genres:
Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Fanfare, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, Traditional church music, Christmas, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1930s era music, Easy listening, Light music, Italian music, French music, Latin, German music, Spanish music
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Event types:
Concert, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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Other skills:
Arranger, Composer, Transcription, Songwriter, Singing teaching, Orchestrator
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