Arnold Rutkowski
Arnold Rutkowski | |
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| Occupation | Opera singer (tenor) |
| Years active | 2005– |
| Agent | Zemsky/Green |
Arnold Rutkowski is a Polish opera singer who has sung leading tenor roles both in his native country and abroad. He is best known for his performances as Don Josè in Carmen, Rodolfo in La bohème, Alfredo Germont in La traviata, the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto, and Lt. Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly.
Biography and career
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Rutkowski was born in
Verdi's Un giorno di regno at St. Moritz. From 2006 to 2008 he broadened his repertoire of leading tenor roles in performances at Wrocław Opera House and the Grand Theatre, Warsaw as Rodolfo (La bohème), Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto), Don José (Carmen), Alfredo Germont (La traviata), and Stefan (The Haunted Manor
).
Following his Italian debut at the
Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin (as Alfredo Germont), and the Hamburg State Opera
(as the Duke of Mantua). He also performed at the Szeged Open-Air Festival in Hungary.
In 2012 he returned to the Staatsoper Unter den Linden as Lensky on
Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
and sang The Duke of Mantua in performances of Rigoletto at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow.
Awards
In 2009 Rutkowski won the
Operalia competition,[3] and the Viennese Public Prize for "Best Singer" at the Klassikmania Competition in Vienna.[4]
Repertoire
Rutkowski's performances include:
- Don José in
- Stefan in Polish National Opera (2009, 2010)[5]
- Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly – Kraków Opera (2009, 2010, 2011)[6] Baltic State Opera (2010),[6] Deutsche Oper am Rhein (2010, 2011)[5] Poznań (2011)[6]
- Rodolfo in
- Alfredo Germont in
- Duke of Mantua in Michigan Opera Theatre (2011)[7]
- Lensky in Staatsoper Unter den Linden (2012)[5]
References
- ^ Gadomski, Bohdan (1 July 2009). "Tenor na motorze" ("Tenor on a motorcycle"). Tygodnik Angora, No. 27/05.07. Retrieved 2012-04-24 (in Polish).
- ^ 2009 Europejski Konkurs Tenorów im. Jana Kiepur 2009. Retrieved 2012-04-23 (in Polish).
- ^ Operalia, The World Opera Competition. "Winners: 2009". Retrieved 2011-11-19.
- ^ a b Phoenix Opera. "Arnold Rutkowski (Don Jose)". Retrieved 2011-11-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The Opera Critic. "Arnold Rutkowski: Singer" Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ a b c d e Operabase. "Arnold Rutkowski, tenor". Retrieved 2011-11-19
- ^ The Opera Critic. Michigan Opera Theatre, Rigoletto
External links
- Official website
- Biography on Zemsky/Green Artists Management.
- Artists Profile on Berlin State Opera Website. (in German)
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