Mezzo-soprano Ella Clark is a sophomore at the University of Kentucky, pursuing a double major in Vocal Performance and Music Education under Dr. Angelique Clay. She is the First Place recipient of the Alltech Scholarship, one of the university’s top music honors.

Ella recently made her debut in the title role of Hanna in the premiere of Paul Moravec’s A Nation of Others. She has also performed the role of Hansel in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, and Principal Mezzo in Ricky Ian Gordon’s Rappahannock County. Last summer, Ella was a member of the Janiec Opera Company at the Brevard Music Center, where she covered the role of Cherubino in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and performed Cousin Hebe in Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore. Ella placed first in the Undergraduate Division of the Matinee Musicale Nancy F. Walker Memorial Scholarship Competition. In addition to classical performance, she has a special interest in jazz and musical theater, and performed a jazz solo on live television as part of the University of Kentucky’s Celebration of Song.