Mark Van Arsdale

American tenor Mark Van Arsdale has distinguished himself as an exceptional dramatic artist and musician in a wide variety of operatic and concert repertoire, most notably in baroque, Mozart, and modern works. Mr. Van Arsdale opened the 2016/17 season of the Opéra de Nice singing Tamino in a new production of Die Zauberflöte. He continued notable concert performances, singing Handel’s Messiah with the Apollo Chorus of Chicago and Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings with the Orchestre de Saint-Etienne. Highlights of the 2017/18 season include Lucano in a new production of Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea at Angers Nantes Opéra, as well as creating the role of Toso in the world premiere of Benoît Menut’s Fando et Lis in Saint-Etienne. This season and last, Mr. Van Arsdale al