Paul Charles Clarke studied at the Royal College of Music where he was a Peter Pears scholar. He was awarded the first prize in the 1989 Kathleen Ferrier Competition. He has appeared in many of the major theatres around the world. Past engagements include Jenik (The Bartered Bride), Kudryas (Katya Kabanova), Jaquino (Fidelio), Alfred (Die Fledermaus) and Cassio (Otello) at the Metropolitan Opera, Tybalt (Romeo et Juliette), Jenik, Froh (Das Rheingold), Cassio (Otello) and Alfredo (La Traviata) for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, title rôle in Faust, Pinkerton, and the title rôle in Werther at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Alfredo opposite Renée Fleming for Houston Grand Opera, Nicias (Thaïs) for English National Opera, Don Jose (Carmen) for Glyndebourne Festival Opera, and Duke, Fenton (Falstaff), Alfredo, Alfred, Faust, Pinkerton, Gabriele Adorno (Simon Boccanegra) and the title rôle in the French version (Don Carlos) for Welsh National Opera. His recordings include Tybalt with Slatkin for BMG, Arturo (Lucia di Lammermoor) with Sir Charles Mackerras for Sony, the title rôle in Faust with David Parry for Chandos and Jenik (The Bartered Bride) for Chandos Records conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras.