There’s texture here aplenty – a great mix of continuo instruments, some bravura playing from the violins (Zefira Valova in particular), a gorgeously soft tone from Giulio d’Alessio’s solo viola moments, and some exciting percussive whoomphs from the low strings. In recent years, Orliński and the band have made three critically acclaimed albums of Baroque material together, and their synergy shows in live performance. And the astonishing thing is that this travels unaltered through the length of his considerable range.īefore a further exploration of Orliński’s tour-de-force second Wigmore residency recital on Thursday, though, it’s worth taking a moment to praise his supporting instrumental ensemble, il Pomo d’Oro. There’s a liquid quality to the tone that’s syrupy (in the nicest kind of way), but piquant rather than fruity the mot juste might be ‘resinous’. Jakub Józef Orliński – who, as well as featuring as Didymus in the Royal Opera’s production of Theodora is currently enjoying a residency at Wigmore Hall – has a magnificent voice that falls right into that sweet spot. Jakub Józef Orliński & il Pomo d’Oro (Photo: Barry Creasy)Ĭountertenor voices can range from piercingly shrill to a kind of bosomy contralto, but the sweet spot (for me, at any rate) lies in between: a straight(ish) tone that is nonetheless full of the uniquely gender-fluid character that makes the voice type worth cultivating.
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