Publications

*

Publications *

Prof Clark has authored several works on singing, acting and repertoire. His books (pub by Indiana University Press and Oxford University Press) serve as valuable resources for students, teachers and performers, providing practical advice, guidance and insights to benefit performers at all levels of their career.

Singing, Acting, and Movement in Opera: A Guide to Singer-getics

Singing, Acting, and Movement in Opera (Indiana University Press) is a workshop book with exercises to practice that will help the student manage performance anxieties associated with auditions.

These exercises will integrate the student’s imagination and knowledge of the aria/song associated with the theatrical and the composer’s intent (musically and dramatically).

Guide to the Aria Repertoire (Volumes I, Indiana University Press).

Volume I is 400 arias for broad repertoire information for young singers to choose for study toward performance. The information included is synoptic, offers a view of the context within the opera, and the character’s basic makeup and intents, giving the student a start toward a more complete and personalized character profile. There are also interviews with singers who are in many cases professors, and are associated historically with the roles and arias included in the book.

The Broadway Song: A Singer’s Guide

The Broadway Song (Oxford University Press) is a description of 100 songs that will help the singer choose repertoire, and be given ideas about how to interpret the songs. There are interviews for every song with singer/actors, composers, and directors. Composer insights come from John Kander, Stephen Schwartz, Harvey Schmidt, Charles Strouse, and many more composers and actors, many who have created the roles.

Guide to the Aria Repertoire (Volume II, Indiana University Press - August 2025).

Volume II is primarily for graduate students and young professional artists interested in broadening and challenging their repertoire. It offers an emphasis on 100 “stand alone” arias that are from operas premiered in the 21st -century, which not only broadens the repertoire, but also broadens and stretches the young singer’s style of singing/dramatic intent. The repertoire (in general) includes more elements of musical theatre and jazz and text/characterizations- that are more contemporary in their relevance.