Jakub Józef Orliński completed his Master's degree at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. He participated in Opera Academy, the Polish National Opera's prestigious talent development programme, and earned a his Graduate Diploma from The Juilliard School studying under Edith Wiens.
Mr Orliński's star rose rapidly following major competition wins on both sides of the Atlantic, including the Metropolitan Opera National Council in 2016 and the Marcella Sembrich International Vocal Competition in 2015. He is quickly gaining a reputation as a singer of striking vocal beauty and daring stagecraft.
Mr Orliński has triumphed in multiple vocal competitions winning first place at the Oratorio Society of New York's 2016 Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition, second prize in the International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition, the first and second annual International Early Music Vocal Competitions in Poland, where he received Special Mention and Special Prize, respectively, first prize at Rudolf Petrák's Singing Competition in Slovakia, third place at the Debut Competition in Igersheim, Germany, Special Mention at the Eighth Annual Mazovian Golden Voices Competition in Poland, and third place at Le Grand Prix de l'Opera in Bucharest, Romania.
In Poland he sang Cupid in Blow's Venus and Adonis and Narcissus in Handel's Agrippina. In Germany he performed Ruggier in Handel's Alcina (Aachen, Cottbus), Purcell's songs with the Leipzig Ballet, and Philippus in Telemann's Der Misslungene Braut-Wechsel oder Richardus I (after Handel's Riccardo Primo, Re d’Inghilterra) in Gießen. He joined the Karlsruhe Handel Festival to sing Vivaldi’s Nisi Dominus and excerpts from Handel’s Dixit Dominos. He made his house and role debut with Oper Frankfurt in the title role in Handel’s Rinaldo, and debuted with the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence as Orimeno in Cavalli’s Erismena. On the other side of the Atlantic, Mr Orliński made Carnegie Hall appearances in Handel’s Messiah with both Musica Sacra and Oratorio Society of New York, and performed the piece for his debut with the Houston Symphony.
In his spare time, Mr Orliński enjoys breakdancing, in addition to other styles of dance. His achievements in this arena include prizes in many dance competitions: fourth place at the Red Bull BC One Poland Cypher competition, second place on the Stylish Strike – Top Rock Contest and second place at The Style Control competition, among others. He has also been featured in a commercial for the street wear company CROPP, as well as featured as a dancer, model and acrobat in campaigns for Levi’s, Nike, Turbokolor, Samsung, Mercedes-Benz, MAC Cosmetics, Dannon and Algida.
Jakub Józef Orliński is an exclusive Erato/Warner Classics artist.
