After studying singing at Northwestern and Indiana Universities, tenor Mark Van Arsdale moved to France to further his training at the Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg and the Academy of the Opéra-Comique in Paris. He made his debut at Tanglewood Festival in Don Giovanni, and has since appeared in numerous productions including Die Zauberflöte at the Opéra de Nice, Ariodante at the Salzburger Landestheater, Lucia di Lammermoor at the operas of Tours and Toulon, Phaëton in Nice and Zaide in Rennes and Nantes. He has also given many concert performances.