Arnaud Gluck trained with countertenor Carlos Mena at the Schola Cantorum in Basel, where he obtained a master’s degree in 2024.
A series of important operatic debuts followed: Pastore in Monteverdi’s Orfeo under Jordi Savall and Spirit in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas under Stefan Plewniak both at the Opéra Royal de Versailles, Unulfo in Handel’s Rodelinda in Basel and Winterthur with Opernverein Ahimè and Paggio in Antonia Bembo’s Ercole amante alongside Il Gusto Barocco in Stuttgart and Herne. Arnaud interpreted Cupid in John Blow’s Venus and Adonis for the Nuits Musicales d’Uzès and took on the roles of Davide and Nathan in Davide e Bersabea by Porpora for the Basel “Erasmus klingt!” Festival.
He created the role of Pietro in the world premiere of La Passione di Gesù Cristo by Flavio Ferri-Benedetti in Basel and performed the alto solo in Handel’s Messiah at the Auditorio Príncipe Felipe de Oviedo.
In June 2023, Arnaud was invited to represent France on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the International Festival of Baroque Music “Vox Baroque” in Albania.
He has appeared with Ensemble Correspondances, Ensemble Profeti della Quinta, La Cetra Vokalensemble Basel and the Choir of the Opéra Royal de Versailles.
Arnaud Gluck has been a winner at several international competitions, including both the Second Prize and the “Gemelli Factory” Prize at the Froville International Baroque Singing Competition (2024), the First Prize at the Biagio Marini International Early Music Competition in Neuburg, Germany (2024) and the First Prize at the “Jeunes Talents” Competition in Paris with the Ensemble Saint-Honoré which he co-founded (2022).
He has created a recital programme entitled “Amore langueo” filled with gems from the 17th Century Italy and which he has taken on tour to several festivals and venues in France including the Salle Cortot in Paris and the Festival de Froville with the complicity of Alice Letort (theorbo & baroque guitar) and Manon Papasergio (viola da gamba & harp). Arnaud will appear at the 2025 edition of the Beaune Festival for a programme honouring early Renaissance music with the vocal ensemble Irini.
