Rafał Tomkiewicz is a countertenor and Doctor of Arts, a graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw (2018), where he studied under Professor Artur Stefanowicz. From 2017 to 2019, he was a member of the Opera Academy at the Grand Theatre – National Opera in Warsaw. In 2018, he was a finalist of the prestigious Cesti Competition in Innsbruck, dedicated to early music.
In the 2025/26 season, he will perform leading roles such as Giulio Cesare in Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Handel), Poro in Poro, Re dell’Indie (Handel) and Athamas in Semele (Handel) at the Opera Rara Festival.
His recent stage credits include Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Britten) at Oper Graz; La Virtù in Vivaldi’s La Senna festeggiante at the Royal Opera of Versailles, as part of the Concert of Three Countertenors; Unulfo in Handel’s Rodelinda at Oper Frankfurt, MusikTheater an der Wien, and Sala Santa Cecilia; Farnace in Mozart’s Mitridate, Re di Ponto at the Opera Rara Festival; and Tolomeo in Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto at the Warsaw Chamber Opera.
At the Handel Festivals in Karlsruhe and Halle, he appeared in title roles in Siroe, Re di Persia and Amadigi di Gaula. He also made his debut as Orfeo in Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck) at the Pomeranian Philharmonic, and performed in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo with L’Arpeggiata as the Pastor.
He has collaborated with leading conductors including Christophe Rousset, Laurence Cummings, George Petrou, Attilio Cremonesi, Jaime Martin, Jan Willem de Vriend, Dani Espasa, Christopher Moulds, and Benjamin Bayl. He has also performed with renowned ensembles such as Les Talens Lyriques, Freiburger Barockorchester, Beethoven Orchester Bonn, {oh!} Orchestra, Ensemble Zefiro, Ensemble Mare Nostrum, Bach Consort Wien, Capella Regia Polona, and the Dublin National Symphony Orchestra.
(2025_2026. Use this CV exclusively.)
