Countertenor and breakdancer Jakub Józef Orliński | Portrait of the multi-talented opera singer

He looks like an angel and can sing like one too. Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński enchants audiences with his high and simultaneously sonorous voice. But Orliński does not only excel on the opera stage. To counterbalance his opera work, he breakdances at a level that is also worth watching. In Orliński’s case, high culture meets street style. Add to that his stunning looks and incredible charm, and it’s no wonder that the young Pole seems to have no trouble attracting even a young audience to opera. Before a performance at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris in the fall of 2022, Orliński talked about the various aspects of his life. The result is a portrait of an exceptionally talented young singer who looks to the future with curiosity.

(00:00) Vivaldi, Vedrò con mio diletto (music excerpt)
(00:54) Orliński on how he was discovered as a countertenor
(01:26) Orliński breakdancing
(01:41) Orliński on how he unites his different talents
(02:53) Gluck, Che farò senza Euridice (music excerpt)
(03:01) Orliński on singing to a young audience
(03:12) Handel, Pena tiranna (music excerpt)
(03:56) Orliński on his style and impact
(04:22) Orliński in Aix-en-Provence, 2017
(04:39) Orliński on performing in shorts
(05:03) Orliński at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris
(05:07) Orliński on alternative career plans

Report: Katja Liersch
Camera: Nicolas Grimard
Editing: Benoît Lebec

© Deutsche Welle 2023

Thumbnail: © Warsaw’s National Philharmonics

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