Agnieszka Rehlis graduated from the Academy of Music in Wroclaw under the tutelage of Barbara Ewa Werner. From 1996 to 2007 she was a soloist with the Wrocław Opera, where she sang many significant roles. She appeared, among others, as Laura in a production of Ponchielli’s Gioconda staged on a purpose-built island on the Odra River (TVP, 2003) and Aza in Paderewski’s Manru (DUX, 2004 Fryderyk Award for the Best Recording of Polish Music).
Rehlis has been working as an independent artist since 2007, focusing mainly on concert work, with her repertoire embracing more than 80 pieces spanning from Bach to contemporary composers. She has performed in philharmonic halls in Poland and across Europe (Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Ukraine, Lithuania, Austria, Latvia, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland), and such international festivals as Wratislavia Cantans, Chopin Festival in Duszniki-Zdrój, Probaltica Festival in Toruń, Usedomer Musikfestival in Peenemünde, Festival Pablo Casals in Prades, Casals Festival in Puerto Rico, the sacred music festivals in Marseille and Nuremberg, George Enescu Festival (Bucharest), Rheingau Musik Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Kontrasty in Lviv, Prague Spring, Bregenzer Festspiele, Beijing Music Festival, Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival, and Klarafestival in Brussels. Rehils has worked with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, NOSPR, Sinfonia Varsovia, NDR Sinfonieorchester Hamburg/Elbphilharmonie, China Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion, London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Camerata, singing under the baton of many distinguished conductors, including Krzysztof Penderecki, with whom she collaborated regularly from 1999 to 2016.
In 2010 she appeared as Hannah in the world premiere of David Pountney’s production of Weinberg’s The Passenger in Bregenz, and the opera’s subsequent performances at the Houston Grand Opera, Lincoln Center Festival, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Florida Grand Opera. She then took over the leading role of Lisa in the opera to make a highly successful debut at the Polish National Opera. In Warsaw she could be heard as Maffio Orsini in Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia, Hagar in Knapik’s Moby Dick, Marta in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta, and Fenena in Verdi’s Nabucco. In 2016 she sang Amneris in Verdi’s Aida at the Estonian National Opera in Tallinn.
Having mostly performed contemporary music for many years, in 2017 Rehlis sang Adalgisa in Bellini’s Norma alongside Edita Gruberova at the Polish National Opera, which proved a turning point in her career. Subsequently, she appeared in Prokofiev’s The Fiery Angel at the Opernhaus Zürich, Scottish Opera, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, and the Polish National Opera; Azucena (Il tovatore) at the DomStufen-Festspiele in Erfurt, Konzert Theater Bern, and Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville; Amneris and Carmen at the Aalto-Musiktheater Essen and the National Theatre in Prague; Anna in Berlioz’s The Trojans at the Semperoper Dresden; Fenena at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich; Chiwria in Mussorgsky's The Fair at Sorochyntsi at the Komische Oper Berlin, and Waltraute in Wagner’s Götterdämmerung at the Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo.
On 15 October 2021 the Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sports awarded Agnieszka Rehlis a Silver Gloria Artis Medal for Services to Culture. In 2021 she enjoyed great success in the role of Azucena in Verdi’s Il trovatore at the Zürich Opernhaus alongside Piotr Beczała. 2022 proved to be a year of memorable debuts at the Teatro di San Carlo, Teatro Real, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, La Scala, Fondazione Arena di Verona, Savonlinna Opera Festival, among others. In 2023 the artist scored triumphs at the Dutch National Opera, Sydney Opera House, ROH, and Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse. In 2024 Rehlis made debuts at the Salzburg Easter Festival, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia, Oper Frankfurt, Arena di Verona, Dubai Opera, and Royal Opera House Muscat. The artist’s further plans include debut performances at the Staatsoper Berlin, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Theatre, Kennedy Center in Washington, Opéra de Dijon, Tsinandali Festival, Washington National Opera, and returns to the Covent Garden, Opernhaus Zurich, Arena di Verona, Theatre Aix-en-Provence, and many others.
