Hailey Clark

Hailed by OPERA NEWS for her "warm and effortless" singing and widely recognized for her vibrant interpretations, American soprano Hailey Clark has made her mark in Europe and North America. The winner of the Austrian Music Theater Prize for Best Female in a Leading Role for her European operatic debut at the Salzburg State Theater, she continues to garner praise on the international stage for her shimmering, signature character portrayals, and her versatility in operatic and concert repertoire spanning nearly three centuries.

Upcoming engagements in the 2025/26 season include her debut with San Diego Opera as Nedda in Pagliacci, a return to the Dresdner Philharmonie under the baton of Donald Runnicles as 5. Magd/Schleppträgerin in Strauss' Elektra, headlining soloist in "Opera on the River" with St. Croix Valley Opera, a debut as the Soprano Soloist in Mahler's Symphony No. 2 with Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music Orchestra & Choirs, and her long-anticipated role debut as Mimì in La Bohème with Austin Opera. Clark will also be featured on Decca Classics' upcoming album release of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 as Magna Peccatrix (Soprano I Soloist), from performances at The Royal Concertgebouw's Mahler Festival 2025, conducted by Klaus Mäkelä with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Recent appearances have included her debut at Wagner’s Bayreuth Festival as Freia in Das Rheingold and her debut at The Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam as The Queen of Hearts in Unsuk Chin's Alice in Wonderland with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Markus Stenz. In the 24/25 season, she debuted Richard Strauss' Vier Lezte Lieder with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra in Ankara, Türkiye, Violetta in La Traviata with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of JoAnn Falletta, and she completed the Mozart/DaPonte Triology, making her role debut as Mozart heroine Countess Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro with Palm Beach Opera.

A noted International clinician, voice teacher, young artist advocate and career consultant, Hailey Clark serves as Assistant Professor of Voice at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music, and maintains a private studio of voice students in Nashville, TN. She is an active member of the National Opera Association and The National Association of Teachers of Singing, and teaches on summer voice faculty at Opera Viva! young artist training program in Verona, Italy.

In addition to her classical calendar, Clark is a singer-songwriter and recording artist, with releases like her debut single "Unraveled" and her debut EP "Sad Girl Songs" available for streaming and download on all platforms worldwide.

Critics are saying...

"Hailey Clark as Rachel had enough power for the finale with her big, wonderfully timbred soprano and also found the right colors for the intimate passages of her romance "Il va venir" in the second act."

- DAS OPERNGLAS

"HAILEY CLARK IS A DAZZLING RACHEL IN MANY FACETS.
HER GENTLE, GLOWING-FROM-THE-INSIDE SOPRANO OUTSHINES THE ORCHESTRAL SOUND, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND CAN CLING TO IT LIKE A VELVET CARPET."
-OPERNWELT

"HAILEY CLARK MAKES THE TITLE ROLE [ALCINA] THRILLINGLY HER OWN "
-FINANCIAL TIMES

"VOCALLY AND EMOTIONALLY TOUCHING..."
-THE HUFFINGTON POST

"As Fiordiligi, Hailey Clark triumphed in “Come scoglio” and “Per pietà,” displaying little trouble with the former's leaps and bounds, while acquiring a warm, floating soprano and effortless trills in the latter."

-OPERA NEWS