Barihunk Dan Kempson announces retirement

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Dan Kempson in A Streetcar named Desire at Townsend Opera

Barihunk Dan Kempson, one of the most beautiful voices (and bodies) in the business, has announced his premature retirement from opera. Here is his announcement that he posted on Facebook.

This has been the worst kept "secret" of my life, but many of you know that I'm "retiring from the stage" after I finish out my gigs this season. I haven't done any auditions for about a year, allowing my calendar to run out. I'm doing this for a number of reasons, which range from the professional (wanting to impact the arts/entertainment industry in a way beyond performing) and the personal (I want to see my husband).I haven't said anything on Facebook because I didn't have the next step in place yet. 

But, today I got the call! Starting next fall, I'll be getting my MBA at Columbia Business School! I'm excited and scared in equal measure. And I'm very relieved that I will get to sleep in my own bed, live in the same city as Zach, and go to school in Morningside Heights, my old MSM stomping grounds.

His remaining calendar includes Marcello in Puccini's La bohème with Madison Opera from November 13-15, Constellations at the Neighborhood House in Philadelphia in December, Ping in Puccini's Turandot with the Pacific Symphony in February 2016 and Marcello with the Bangor Symphony in April.