Linard Vrielink

Young Dutch tenor Linard Vrielink holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Universität der Künste (UdK) in Berlin, where he studied with Prof Elisabeth Werres.

Whilst at the UdK, he made his debut at Staatsoper Berlin as Scaramuccio in Ariadne auf Naxos, appeared as Federico in Stiffelio at the Konzerthaus Berlin and as Oronte in Alcina at Kammeroper Rheinsberg – among other roles.

Between 2017 and 2020 Vrielink was a member of the Opernstudio at the Staatsoper Berlin, where his roles included Junker Spärlich in Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor, conducted by Daniel Barenboim – and Don Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro under Marc Minkowski. Autumn 2021 he sang Asle in the world premiere of Eötvös opera Sleepless at the Staatsoper Berlin, together with the Norwegian soprano Victoria Randem as Alida. Spring 2022 they performed the same opera at Grand Théâtre de Geneve and at MUPA in Budapest. Vrielink has also sung Jaquino in Fidelio at Opéra Comique and the role of Désiré in Giordano’s Fedora with the Nederlands Radio Filharmonisch Orkest.

With Ensemble Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon he has recorded works by W. A. Mozart for Harmonia Mundi under the title Libertà!.

Spring 2022 he made his role debut as Fenton in Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor by Nicolai at Staatsoper Berlin.

Updated August 2022