Jakub Józef Orliński
One of the most beloved and celebrated opera stars of this decade, Jakub Józef Orliński has established himself as one of the world’s leading artists, triumphing on stage, in concert, and in recording. His sold-out concerts and recitals throughout Europe, America and Asia have attracted new followers to the art form. His album #LetsBaRock was released in September 2024, following the success of Beyond, which was released in October 2023; both albums will continue to tour the world through the 2025/2026 season.
Jakub Józef Orliński has been the recipient of many prestigious awards such as the Opus Klassik award for ‘Male Singer of the Year’ (2023), the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture in Poland (2024), the BBC Music Magazine Award for his performance in Beyond in Great Britain (2024), the International Classical Music Award for his album Anima Aeterna in France (2022), as well as two Grammy Award nominations for recordings of George Frideric Handel’s Agrippina and Jacopo Peri’s Euridice. For the 2025/2026 season, Jakub Józef Orliński is set to continue his dynamic presence on the global stage with a series of exciting concerts, recitals, and tours. The start of the season saw him embark on a #LetsBaRock tour across Europe, the innovative live project with Aleksander Dębicz. In London, he gave two highly anticipated Wigmore Hall recitals. December 2025 gave further highlights, including a tour with Il Giardino d’Amore and performances of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah alongside Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra. The beginning of 2026 brought him back onto the opera stage as Athamas in Handel’s Semele at the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam. February 2026 features a Giulio Cesare tour across Europe with Il Pomo d’Oro. Later in the season, the artist will embark on various recitals across Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Shanghai, followed by a broader European recital tour in May 2026. He will also make his debut recital at La Scala in Milan at the end of the season.
Previous seasons highlights include performances on the prestigious stages of the Royal Albert Hall in London as part of the BBC Proms, Opéra Royal in Versailles, Athens Epidaurus Festival, and Edinburgh International Festival, as well as performances as Ottone in Handel’s Agrippina at Opernhaus Zürich, and oratorios, including Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater at the Grand Théâtre de Genève and Handel’s Deborah in Utrecht, Paris, Vienna, and Bayreuth. Jakub Józef Orliński was also an acclaimed performer at the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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