Anima Sacra: First recording with Jakub Józef Orliński
ANIMA SACRA presents a unique selection of early 18th century masterpieces of sacred music by still to be rediscovered Italian composers of the Neapolitan School like Fago and Sarro, combined with some well known composers working at the catholic Dresden Court such as Hasse, Zelenka and Heinichen – and – last but not least: Antonio Vivaldi.
The compositions are united by their captivating beauty and technical perfection in displaying a most intimate yet theatrical essence of baroque spiritual life – the Anima Sacra.
The young Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, Grand Finals winner of the 2016 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and winner of the 2015 Marcella Sembrich International Vocal Competition, is quickly gaining a reputation as a singer of striking vocal beauty and daring stagecraft.
While working for his Master’s degree in vocal performance at the Chopin University in Warsaw, he participated in the ‚Opera Academy’ at the Polish National Opera in Warsaw. He is currently working on his Graduate Diploma at the renowned New York Juilliard School, studying with Edith Wiens.
In his first recording for Erato he teams up with il pomo d’oro under its chief conductor Maxim Emelyanychev.