Agnieszka Rehlis

Agnieszka Rehlis is a Polish operatic mezzo-soprano who has made an international career. She is known for portraying Verdi characters including Amneris and Azucena. She participated in music by Krzysztof Penderecki, including the world premiere of his Eighth Sinfonie and the Grammy Award–winning collection Penderecki Conducts Penderecki.

Life and career Rehlis studied voice at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław. She graduated with distinction in 1996. She first performed at the Opernhaus Zürich as the Abbess in Prokofiev's Der feurige Engel, She sang in Penderecki's A sea of dreams did breathe on me, with the National Philharmonic in Warsaw conducted by Valery Gergiev. In Zürich, she appeared as Azucena when the new GMD, Gianandrea Noseda, conducted for the first time, alongside Piotr Beczala in the title role, Marina Rebeka as Leonora and Quinn Kelsey as Luna. ) and Symphony No. 8 Lieder der Vergänglichkeit (Songs of Transience) (Naxos, 2006 ). She sang on the Grammy Award–winning CD Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1 (Warner, 2016 ).