{"id":39491,"date":"2024-02-26T16:41:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/767a4a2f-c822-4230-9d56-7019118df755"},"modified":"2024-02-26T17:39:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T16:39:58","slug":"jakub-jozef-orlinski-the-breakdancing-countertenor-who-has-graced-vogue-covers-and-the-worlds-biggest-opera-stages","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/jakub-jozef-orlinski-the-breakdancing-countertenor-who-has-graced-vogue-covers-and-the-worlds-biggest-opera-stages\/","title":{"rendered":"Jakub J\u00f3zef Orli\u0144ski: the breakdancing countertenor who has graced Vogue covers \u2013and the world’s biggest opera stages"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Rebecca Franks\n <\/p>

Published: Monday, 26 February 2024 at 15:41 PM<\/p>

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To the sounds of a joyful 18th-century overture, a breakdancer wearing bright red leaps and turns, throwing himself upside down to spin in a handstand on two hands, then just one. It\u2019s thrilling to watch, his acrobatics unexpectedly capturing the spirit of the music. A brilliant dancer in an opera production is no surprise, perhaps, but if you\u2019ve ever encountered Jakub J\u00f3zef Orli\u0144ski before, you\u2019ll have guessed by now that this whirling figure is no stunt double. He is also the same person who, later, sings with bewitching beauty about love and loss, joy and sorrow. Orli\u0144ski\u2019s voice is something special. So transfixing are his performances that more than 11 million people have watched him sing rare Vivaldi on YouTube, casually dressed, not expecting to be filmed, apparently hungover \u2013 and yet singing from the heart.\u00a0<\/p>