# Arnold Rutkowski
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{{short description|Polish opera singer}}
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| caption = As Pinkerton in ''[Madama Butterfly](/source/Madama_Butterfly)''
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| birth_place = [Łódź](/source/%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA), [Poland](/source/Poland)
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| occupation = [Opera](/source/Opera) singer ([tenor](/source/tenor))
| years_active = 2005–
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'''Arnold Rutkowski''' is a Polish opera singer who has sung leading [tenor](/source/tenor) roles both in his native country and abroad. He is best known for his performances as Don Josè in ''[Carmen](/source/Carmen)'', Rodolfo in ''[La bohème](/source/La_boh%C3%A8me)'', Alfredo Germont in ''[La traviata](/source/La_traviata)'', the Duke of Mantua in ''[Rigoletto](/source/Rigoletto)'', and Lt. Pinkerton in ''[Madama Butterfly](/source/Madama_Butterfly)''.
==Biography and career==
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Rutkowski was born in [Łódź](/source/%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA) 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](/source/Mozart)'s ''[Così fan tutte](/source/Cos%C3%AC_fan_tutte)'' at the Rønne Theater in [Bornholm](/source/Bornholm), Denmark and after graduation sang in [Verdi](/source/Verdi)'s ''[Un giorno di regno](/source/Un_giorno_di_regno)'' at [St. Moritz](/source/St._Moritz). From 2006 to 2008 he broadened his repertoire of leading tenor roles in performances at [Wrocław](/source/Wroc%C5%82aw) Opera House and the [Grand Theatre, Warsaw](/source/Grand_Theatre%2C_Warsaw) as Rodolfo (''[La bohème](/source/La_boh%C3%A8me)''), Duke of Mantua (''[Rigoletto](/source/Rigoletto)''), Don José (''Carmen''), Alfredo Germont (''[La traviata](/source/La_traviata)''), and Stefan (''[The Haunted Manor](/source/The_Haunted_Manor_(opera))'').
Following his Italian debut at the [Teatro Comunale Modena](/source/Teatro_Comunale_Modena) in 2009, returned to Italy for performances at the [Teatro Comunale](/source/Teatro_Comunale_(Ferrara)) in Ferrara and [Teatro Alighieri](/source/Teatro_Comunale_Alighieri) in Ravenna that same year. He was auditioned in Paris by [Plácido Domingo](/source/Pl%C3%A1cido_Domingo) who invited him to perform at his 2009 his concert in Łódź and to enter [Operalia, The World Opera Competition](/source/Operalia%2C_The_World_Opera_Competition) where he won the CulturArte Prize.[Gadomski, Bohdan (1 July 2009). [http://www.e-teatr.pl/pl/artykuly/75867,druk.html "Tenor na motorze" ("Tenor on a motorcycle")]. ''[Tygodnik Angora](/source/Tygodnik_Angora)'', No. 27/05.07. Retrieved 2012-04-24 {{in lang|pl}}.] 2009 also saw performances as Don José at the [Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré](/source/Centro_de_Bellas_Artes_Luis_A._Ferr%C3%A9) in [San Juan, Puerto Rico](/source/San_Juan%2C_Puerto_Rico) and with [Phoenix Opera](/source/Phoenix_Opera) in the United States. Rutkowski made his German debut in 2010 singing at the [Wiesbaden Opera House](/source/Hessisches_Staatstheater_Wiesbaden) as the Duke in a Rigoletto Gala. He returned to Germany in 2011 to perform at the [Rheingau Music Festival](/source/Rheingau_Musik_Festival)'s ''Grosse Operngala'' broadcast by [Bayerischer Rundfunk](/source/Bayerischer_Rundfunk). He performed as Pinkerton in ''[Madama Butterfly](/source/Madama_Butterfly)'' with the [Deutsche Oper am Rhein](/source/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](/source/Michigan_Opera_Theatre) (as the Duke in ''Rigoletto'') Staasoper Oper in Berlin, [Finnish National Opera](/source/Finnish_National_Opera) (as Rodolfo in ''La bohème''), the [Royal Swedish Opera](/source/Royal_Swedish_Opera) (as Alfredo Germont in ''La traviata''), [Staatsoper Unter den Linden](/source/Staatsoper_Unter_den_Linden) in Berlin (as Alfredo Germont), and the [Hamburg State Opera](/source/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](/source/Tchaikovsky)'s ''[Eugene Onegin](/source/Eugene_Onegin_(opera))'' 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](/source/Jan_Kiepura) Vocal Competition,[[http://www.tenor.kiepura.pl/index.php 2009 Europejski Konkurs Tenorów im. Jana Kiepur 2009]. Retrieved 2012-04-23 {{in lang|pl}}.] the Prize CulturArte - Bertita & Guillermo Martinez at the 2009 [Operalia competition](/source/Operalia%2C_The_World_Opera_Competition),[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.] and the Viennese Public Prize for "Best Singer" at the Klassikmania Competition in Vienna.[Phoenix Opera. [http://www.phoenixopera.org/cast/?PerformerID=6 "Arnold Rutkowski (Don Jose)"]. Retrieved 2011-11-19.]
==Repertoire==
Rutkowski's performances include:
*Don José in ''[Carmen](/source/Carmen)'' – [Teatro Comunale Modena](/source/Teatro_Comunale_Modena) (2009), [Teatro Comunale di Ferrara](/source/Teatro_Comunale_di_Ferrara) (2009),[The Opera Critic. [http://theoperacritic.com/searchsuite/artist.php?artiststring=Arnold/Rutkowski/sin&searchtype=2 "Arnold Rutkowski: Singer"] Retrieved 2011-11-20.] [Phoenix Opera](/source/Phoenix_Opera) (2009),[Operabase. [http://www.operabase.com/listart.cgi?name=Arnold+Rutkowski&acts=+Schedule+ "Arnold Rutkowski, tenor"]. Retrieved 2011-11-19] [Deutsche Oper am Rhein](/source/Deutsche_Oper_am_Rhein) (2011),[The Opera Critic. [http://theoperacritic.com/reviewsa.php?schedid=motrigole0511 Michigan Opera Theatre, ''Rigoletto'']]
* Lensky in ''[Eugene Onegin](/source/Eugene_Onegin_(opera))'' – [Staatsoper Unter den Linden](/source/Staatsoper_Unter_den_Linden) (2012)