{{short description|Polish opera singer}} {{Infobox person | name = Arnold Rutkowski | image = | alt = | caption = As Pinkerton in ''Madama Butterfly'' | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Birth-date and age|Month DD, YYYY}} --> | birth_place = Łódź, Poland | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | 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==
{{BLP sources section|date=April 2012}} Rutkowski was born in Łódź where he received his vocal education the city's Music Academy (1999-2005). While still a student, he made his professional debut as Ferrando in Mozart's ''Così fan tutte'' at the Rønne Theater in Bornholm, Denmark and after graduation sang 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 Teatro Comunale Modena in 2009, returned to Italy for performances at the Teatro Comunale in Ferrara and Teatro Alighieri in Ravenna that same year. He was auditioned in Paris by Plácido Domingo who invited him to perform at his 2009 his concert in Łódź and to enter Operalia, The World Opera Competition where he won the CulturArte Prize.<ref>Gadomski, Bohdan (1 July 2009). [http://www.e-teatr.pl/pl/artykuly/75867,druk.html "Tenor na motorze" ("Tenor on a motorcycle")]. ''Tygodnik Angora'', No. 27/05.07. Retrieved 2012-04-24 {{in lang|pl}}.</ref> 2009 also saw performances as Don José at the Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré in San Juan, Puerto Rico and with Phoenix Opera in the United States. Rutkowski made his German debut in 2010 singing at the Wiesbaden Opera House as the Duke in a Rigoletto Gala. He returned to Germany in 2011 to perform at the Rheingau Music Festival's ''Grosse Operngala'' broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunk. He performed as Pinkerton in ''Madama Butterfly'' with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf. In the 2010 and 2011 seasons he returned to Düsseldorf as well as making several house debuts, including the Michigan Opera Theatre (as the Duke in ''Rigoletto'') Staasoper Oper in Berlin, Finnish National Opera (as Rodolfo in ''La bohème''), the Royal Swedish Opera (as Alfredo Germont in ''La traviata''), 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 Jan Kiepura Vocal Competition,<ref>[http://www.tenor.kiepura.pl/index.php 2009 Europejski Konkurs Tenorów im. Jana Kiepur 2009]. Retrieved 2012-04-23 {{in lang|pl}}.</ref> the Prize CulturArte - Bertita & Guillermo Martinez at the 2009 Operalia competition,<ref name="Operalia">Operalia, The World Opera Competition. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120425233757/http://www.operaliacompetition.org/competition/winners?year=2009 "Winners: 2009"]. Retrieved 2011-11-19.</ref> and the Viennese Public Prize for "Best Singer" at the Klassikmania Competition in Vienna.<ref name="Phoenix Opera">Phoenix Opera. [http://www.phoenixopera.org/cast/?PerformerID=6 "Arnold Rutkowski (Don Jose)"]. Retrieved 2011-11-19.</ref>
==Repertoire== Rutkowski's performances include: *Don José in ''Carmen'' – Teatro Comunale Modena (2009), Teatro Comunale di Ferrara (2009),<ref name="The Opera Critic">The Opera Critic. [http://theoperacritic.com/searchsuite/artist.php?artiststring=Arnold/Rutkowski/sin&searchtype=2 "Arnold Rutkowski: Singer"] Retrieved 2011-11-20.</ref> Phoenix Opera (2009),<ref name="Phoenix Opera"/> Kraków Opera (2010, 2011),<ref name="Operabase">Operabase. [http://www.operabase.com/listart.cgi?name=Arnold+Rutkowski&acts=+Schedule+ "Arnold Rutkowski, tenor"]. Retrieved 2011-11-19</ref> Deutsche Oper am Rhein (2011),<ref name="The Opera Critic" /> Vienna Volksoper (2011)<ref name="The Opera Critic" /> *Stefan in ''The Haunted Manor'' – Polish National Opera (2009, 2010)<ref name="The Opera Critic" /> *Pinkerton in ''Madama Butterfly'' – Kraków Opera (2009, 2010, 2011)<ref name="Operabase" /> Baltic State Opera (2010),<ref name="Operabase" /> Deutsche Oper am Rhein (2010, 2011)<ref name="The Opera Critic" /> Poznań (2011)<ref name="Operabase" /> *Rodolfo in ''La bohème'' – Finnish National Opera (2010, 2011),<ref name="The Opera Critic" /> Royal Swedish Opera (2011, 2012)<ref name="The Opera Critic" /> *Alfredo Germont in ''La traviata'' – Staatsoper Unter den Linden (2011),<ref name="The Opera Critic" /> Polish National Opera (2011)<ref name="Operabase" /> *Duke of Mantua in ''Rigoletto'' – Polish National Opera (2011),<ref name="The Opera Critic" /> Hamburg State Opera (2011, 2012),<ref name="The Opera Critic" /> Michigan Opera Theatre (2011)<ref>The Opera Critic. [http://theoperacritic.com/reviewsa.php?schedid=motrigole0511 Michigan Opera Theatre, ''Rigoletto'']</ref> * Lensky in ''Eugene Onegin'' – Staatsoper Unter den Linden (2012)<ref name="The Opera Critic" />
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.arnoldrutkowski.com}} *[https://archive.today/20130210032448/http://zemskygreenartists.com/ARTISTROSTER/TENOR/tabid/184/Default.aspx Biography] on Zemsky/Green Artists Management. *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160206082654/http://www.staatsoper-berlin.de/de_DE/person/58291 Artists Profile] on Berlin State Opera Website. {{in lang|de}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rutkowski, Arnold}} Category:Polish operatic tenors Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Operalia prize-winners Category:Musicians from Łódź Category:21st-century Polish male opera singers