American Tenor, AJ Glueckert is a Pacific Northwest native from Portland, Oregon where he studied with Ellen Faull.  In the winter of 2007 AJ was heard as Tamino in the Conservatory production of Magic Flute and most recently as Dema in Cavalli's L'Egisto to favorable reviews by San Francisco Classical Voice. AJ debuted at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music playing to sold out houses as “the Witch” in Hansel und Gretel. He has since been heard as Basilio and Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro and Flute in Midsummer Night’s Dream. AJ has concertized frequently performing with the Oakland East Bay Symphony in Bernstein’s Mass as well as the “Sing-it-Yourself Messiah” at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.

AJ plans to graduate from SFCM this summer and stay on for a Masters of Music under the tutelage of his teacher Cesar Ulloa. AJ has worked with a variety of teachers and coaches including Steven Bailey, Kathy Cathcart, and projects with Thomas Quastoff and George Shirley.

AJ was described as “The surprise of the evening…as   Arturo.  Already well trained at his young age, he is a tenor to watch with a ringing upper register…” by SF Classical Voice for his performance of Lucia di Lammermoor, with SF Lyric Opera in 2006. He would continue on to be heard as Tybalt in Romeo et Juilet in their following season.

AJ began performing at a very young age with Northwest Childrens Theater in Portland, OR going on to sing multiple musical theater roles on Oregon stages. AJ has sung under several distinguished conductors at Oregon Bach Festival including Anton Armstrong and Helmuth Rilling culminating in the premier of Tan Dun’s Water Passion under direction by the composer. At the conservatory, AJ regularly performs with the Baroque Ensemble having appeared in The Fairy Queen, and Bach Magnificat in D.  AJ is also a regular participant in the bay area musical theater and opera workshops and community service projects.

In his free time AJ enjoys playing Squash, poker, poking around at Farmer’s Markets up and down the west coast and flying stunt kites during rehearsal lulls.