Too cool for school : Jakub Józef Orliński au TCE

Jakub Józef Orliński et Michał Biel

By Suzanne Lay-Canessa, 01 June 2022

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“Orliński demeure d’une élégance à toute épreuve”

Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 30 May 2022

Purcell, Oedipus: Music for a While, Z 583 no.2

Purcell, If music be the food of love, Z 379

Purcell, King Arthur, Z 628: Fairest isle all isles excelling

Purcell, Welcome to all the pleasures (Ode for St Cecilia's Day): Here the Deities approve, Z 339

Purcell, Come, ye Sons of Art, Z 323: Strike the Viol

Schubert, Auf der Donau (Mayrhofer), D.553

Schubert, Die Stadt, D.957k

Schubert, Nachtstuck, in C minor, D.672b

Handel, Rodelinda, HWV 19: Un Zeffiro

Karłowicz, Nie płacz nade mną, Op.3 no.7

Karłowicz, Z erotyków, Op.3 no.2

Karłowicz, Na spokojnym, ciemnym morzu, Op.3 no.4

Karłowicz, Mów do mnie jeszcze, Op.3 no.1

Karłowicz, Przed nocą wieczną, Op.3 no.5

Karłowicz, W wieczorną cieszę

Karłowicz, Czasem gdy długo na pół sennie marze

Karłowicz, Zaczarowana królewna, Op.3 no.10

Naginski, Look Down, Fair Moon

Copland, 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson: The world feels dusty

Copland, 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson: Nature, the Gentlest Mother

Copland, 12 poems of Emily Dickinson: Why do they shut me out of heaven?

Purcell, The Tempest, Z.631: Your awful voice I hear

Jakub Józef Orliński, Countertenor

Michał Biel, Piano

Reincarnation of Baroque ecstasy: Giulio Cesare at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th February

From Jakub Józef Orliński’s youthful radiance to Sandrine Piau’s sovereign mastery, this performance revives Baroque ecstasy through razor-sharp orchestration, muscular playing and inventive embellishments of unparalleled emotional depth.

*****

Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy

Mengguang Huang, 23rd January

Guth’s Semele turns myth into a contemporary domestic drama, where desire becomes obsession and illusion consumes reality. Handel’s music remains the true engine, driven by a thrilling, physically intense ensemble.

****1

Gala De Danza in London: a gathering of star quality in many genres

Amanda Jennings, 26th June

A gala to be remembered for the sheer number of stellar performances both in classical music and all forms of dance.

*****

Beyond conventions: Jakub Józef Orliński and Il Pomo d'Oro in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 30th November

Touring with the ensemble Il Pomo d'Oro, Jakub Józef Orliński reinvents the Baroque recital formula at the Berlin Philharmonic featuring breakdancing, an audience sing-along and a good deal of fun.

*****

272 years on, Handel's Theodora comes home to Covent Garden

David Karlin, 31st January

Superb singing from Joyce DiDonato and Jakub Józef Orliński lights up a curate's egg staging from Katie Mitchell.

***11

Matthew Aucoin's timeless mythology Eurydice opens at The Met

Kurt Gottschalk, 23rd November

Hell is a cold place with black walls and a black moon in Mary Zimmermann's production, which premiered at Los Angeles Opera in early 2020, and transfers to New York.

****1

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Suzanne Lay-Canessa

Docteure en littérature comparée, passionnée de langues, Suzanne a consacré sa thèse de doctorat à Jean-Sébastien Bach. Elle enseigne le français, la littérature et l’histoire de l’Opéra à l’Institute for American Universities et à Sciences Po Aix. Collaboratrice régulière du journal Zibeline, elle publie dans les rubriques Musiques, Livres, Cinéma, Spectacle vivant et Arts Visuels.

Too cool for school : le récital audacieux de Jakub Józef Orliński au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées