Matthieu Walendzik, baritone

Born in Paris, French-Polish baritone Matthieu Walendzik began his musical training at the Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris. Alongside his musicology studies at the Sorbonne, he continued his training at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, studying voice with Valérie Guillorit and chamber music with Anne Le Bozec, and obtained his bachelor’s degree in 2020. 

As a member of Opera Fuoco, he has performed the roles of Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Riff (West Side Story), Russell (Lady in the Dark by Kurt Weill), as well as Pandolfe (Cendrillon) and Marcello (La Bohème). 

He appears in productions ranging from medieval music to contemporary creation, under the baton of conductors such as David Reiland, Stephan MacLeod, Christophe Rousset, Sigiswald Kuijken, Hervé Niquet and David Stern. His oratorio repertoire notably includes Die Schöpfung, the Johannes-Passion and the Matthäus-Passion, as well as Bach cantatas and Handel’s Messiah. 

Deeply attached to his Polish roots, Matthieu Walendzik performs in concerts dedicated to Polish composers at the Embassy of Poland in France, as well as at charity events, for which he received the Young Personality of the Year award in 2019. 

During the 2021–2022 season, he performed the role of Ormonte (Partenope by Handel) under the direction of William Christie as part of the 10th edition of Le Jardin des Voix (Les Arts Florissants), of which he is a laureate, as well as the roles of Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Dr Falke (Die Fledermaus) and Marcello (La Bohème). 

Since 2022, Matthieu Walendzik has been an Artist in residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, under the guidance of José van Dam, Sophie Koch and Stéphane Degout. 

Last update 17 April 2026