Jakub Józef Orliński

Jakub Józef Orliński
Born (1990-12-08) 8 December 1990
Warsaw, Poland
Nationality Polish
Occupation Opera singer
Website jakubjozeforlinski.com

Jakub Józef Orliński (born 8 December 1990, Warsaw) is a Polish opera singer (countertenor).

Life and career

Orliński began his music career in the male choir Gregorianum led by Berenika Jozajtis, with which he performed both in the country and abroad.[1] He is a graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, and since 2009 he studied in the class of singing under supervision of Anna Radziejewska.[2][3] During his studies he participated in a number of performances organized by the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music and the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art. Since 2012, he has been a member of the Opera Academy of the Grand Theatre in Warsaw, and from 2015 to 2017 he studied at the Juilliard School with Edith Wiens.[4] In Poland, he performed the roles of Cupid in Venus and Adonis by Blow and Narciso in Agrippina by Handel. During his stay in Germany, he performed the role of Ruggiero in Handel's Alcina in Aachen and Cottbus,[5] and performed selected songs by Purcell at the Leipzig Opera.

He has performed in Carnegie Hall as well as Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York and met with positive critical reviews from The New York Times.[6] His performances included Handel's Messiah in cooperation with Musica Sacra and Oratorio Society of New York.[7] He also performed in Jonathan Dove's Flight with Juilliard Opera. In 2017, he sang the role of Ottone in Handel's Agrippina with Carnegie Hall's La Serenissima: Music and Arts From the Venetian Republic. He took part in the Karlsruhe Handel Festival where he sang Vivaldi's Nisi Dominus and excerpts from Handel's Dixit Dominus. In the same year, he made his debut appearance at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in Cavalli's opera Erismena. In the 2017/18 season he is set to make his debut at the Frankfurt Opera as the title character in Handel's Rinaldo.[8]

Awards

  • Special Distinction at the I International Early Music Vocal Competition "Canticum Gaudium", Poznań, Poland (2011)
  • 1st Prize at the Rudolf Petrak International Singing Competition, Žilina, Slovakia (2012)
  • Special Award at the VI European Opera Singing Competition DEBUT, Weikersheim, Germany, (2012)
  • 1st Prize at the Marcella Kochañska Sembrich Vocal Competition, New York, United States (2015)[9]
  • 2nd Prize at the IX International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition, Warsaw, Poland (2016)[10]
  • 1st Place Winner at the Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition, New York, United States (2016)[11]
  • Winner of the Grand Finals in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, New York, United States (2016)[12]

Break-dancing

Orliński is also a champion break-dancer and is a member of the breakdancing collective Skill Fantastikz Crew.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Koncert Sławecki/Szelazek/Orliński". Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  2. ↑ "Jakub Józef Orliński". Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  3. ↑ "Jakub Józef Orliński. Kontratenor, który podbija świat". Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  4. ↑ "Jakub Józef Orliński". Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  5. ↑ "In the wings with Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor. A diva in spite of himself?". Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  6. ↑ "Hyper-High Notes: The Week's 8 Best Classical Music Moments on YouTube - Florid and Fast". Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Jakub Józef Orliński – Najlepiej czuję się w muzyce baroku". Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  8. ↑ "Jakub Józef Orliński – Biography". warnerclassics.com. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  9. ↑ "Jakub Józef Orliński Biography". imgartists.com. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  10. ↑ "Nagrodzenia na 9. Międzynarodowym Konkursie Wokalnym im. stanisława Moniuszki". Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  11. ↑ "Oratorio Society of New York Announces Winners of 2016 Competition". Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  12. ↑ "Jakub Józef Orliński Biography" (PDF). jakubjozeforlinski.com. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  13. ↑ "Breakdancing countertenor star Jakub Orliński has opera world spinning on its head". 29 January 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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