The young Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński is making his professional debut in Prague. He has sung major roles of Baroque opera around the world in opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The sought-after soloist is known not only for his beautiful vocal tone, but also for his dance creations.
Johann Josef Fux
Non t’amo per il ciel (I love you not for the heaven), aria from the oratorio Il Fonte della Salute, Aperto dalla Grazia nel Calvario, K. 293
Henry Purcell
Music for a While
Fairest Isle
The Cold Song
Strike the Viol
Henryk Czyż
Kochałem Panią (I loved you)
Na wzgórzach Gruzji (Over the Hills of Georgia)
Ostatni raz (For the Last Time)
from the song cycle Pożegnania (Farewells)
Henry Purcell
Your awful voice I hear, from The Tempest
— Intermission —
Mieczysław Karłowicz
Nie płacz nade mną (Don't cry over me)
Z erotyków (From the Love Poems)
Mów do mnie jeszcze (Speak to me still)
Przed nocą wieczną (Before the eternal night)
Na spokojnym, ciemnym morzu (Upon the calm, dark ocean)
W wieczorną ciszę (In the evening stillness)
Zaczarowana królewna (An enchanted princess)
from the song cycle 10 Pieśni (10 Songs), Op. 3
Stanisław Moniuszko
Łza (Tear) from the Home Songbook VII
Prząśniczka (Distaff) from the Home Songbook III
Georg Friedrich Handel
Amen Alleluja, antiphon in D minor, HWV 269
Jakub Józef Orliński countertenor
Michał Biel piano
After the concert and a short break, we invite you to Jakub Józef Orliński's signing session, which will take place in the foyer (near the Bělohlávek Lounge).
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