.Jakub Jozef Orlinski at Stanford

Apr 9, 2024

Grammy-nominated Jakub Jozef Orlinski’s career in opera started when he was a child, singing in a choir in Warsaw. His impeccable countertenor—the term for a male voice in the soprano region, the rarest of all voice types—won him recognition around Poland. By his early 20s, he studied at Juilliard and performed at Carnegie Hall, sweeping up the most prestigious awards in the opera world. His performance of Vivaldi’s “Vedro con mio diletto” is a must-see clip on YouTube. Also, in an unexpected twist, he is known to combine breakdancing with opera.

Jakub Jozef Orlinski

Sun, 2:30pm, $15-$110

Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

Jakub Józef Orliński sings “Amarilli, mia bella” (Giulio Caccini)

Addie Mahmassani https://www.addiemahmassani.com/

Addie Mahmassani is a poet based in Santa Cruz. She holds a PhD in American Studies from Rutgers University-Newark and is currently an MFA student in creative writing at San Jose State University. There, she is a Teaching Associate as well as the lead poetry editor of Reed Magazine, California's oldest literary journal. She also surfs, sings and loves a part-sheepdog named Lou.