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A barihunk trio in Opera Lyra's La Traviata
Benjamin Covey, Gregory Dahl and Jonathan Estabrooks (PHOTO: Sam Garcia)We don't usually think of La Traviata as an opera where we would find three barihunks that have appeared on our site. In fact,...
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Brathwaite takes his Passion to Sweden
Peter Brathwaite (Photo: Maria Scard)Peter Brathwaite, who has regularly appeared in our Barihunks Charity Calendar, is reprising his performance as Christus in a performance of Bach's St John Passion...
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Michael Mayes stopping traffic in Fort Worth
Michael Mayes makes waiting for the bus tolerableWe say it every year, if you don't have the Fort Worth Opera Festival on your travel itinerary then you missing one of the best festivals in the United...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAMUEL RAMEY!!!
Samuel RameyHe has been referred to as the original barihunk by some, for leading the way in sexy portrayals of the low voice repertory. His video of Boito's Mefistofele from the San Francisco Opera...
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Barihunks to alternate Show Boat role at Kennedy Center
Rod Gilfry (L) and Michael Todd Simpson (R)If you like your singers tall - say about 6' 5" - you might want to head to the Nation's capital where barihunks Rod Gilfry and Michael Todd Simpson are going...
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Dreamy Casting: Barihunks on the air
Edwin Crossley-Mercer as Don GiovanniThanks to a heads up from an alert reader, we've learned that Edwin Crossley-Mercer just performed his first Don Giovanni in Dijon, France. He was joined by fellow...
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Matt Treviño sporting James Dean look as Leporello
Matt Treviño with Melody Moore, Elie Dehn and Christopher Magiera (clockwise)After reading our post yesterday about "Barihunks on the air," an alert reader from Boulder, Colorado informed us that the...
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Vittorio Prato to tour Handel's Imeneo in debut with Academy of Early Music...
Vittorio PratoVittorio Prato just teamed up with one of our favorite sopranos, Anna Caterina Antonacci, in performances of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's Il Segreto de Susanna at the Grand Theatre de...
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Hadleigh Adams: San Francisco Opera's featured profile
Hadleigh AdamsBarihunk Hadleigh Adams is the featured artist on the San Francisco Opera's website this week. There's a nice shout out to Barihunks, which we always appreciate. Make sure to add the San...
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Joseph Lattanzi featured in hometown paper
Joseph LattanziIt looks like San Francisco might be the place to be if you want to check out some of the most talented barihunks in the industry. Yesterday we featured Hadleigh Adams, who will be...
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Duncan Rock. Mariusz Kwiecien & Luca Pisaroni nominated for International...
Duncan Rock & Dame Felicity Lott from the Musicians Benevolent Fund calendarOn April 22nd in London, the first International Opera Awards ceremony will be held at Hilton Park Lane. The global...
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Sexy Günter Papendell returns as Don Giovanni in Berlin
Günter Papendell at the Komische Oper (center in Armida)Günter Papendell, one of our favorite singers at the Komische Oper is returning to the stage in four performances of the title role in Mozart's...
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Reader Submission: David Castillo
David CastilloWe're wondering if the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music is the new barihunk breeding ground. Previously we featured Austin Thompson and Kevin Blickfeldt, who...
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Listen to Michael Mayes & Edward Hanlon in Don Giovanni on Iowa Public Radio
Edward Hanlon at Seagle Music ColonyIf you're like us and can't wait to see and hear Michael Mayes in Glory Denied at the Fort Worth Opera Festival then you can catch him online on Saturday, April 6th....
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Anders Froehlich is a sexy success in Bonjour M. Gouguin
Anders Froehlich in Bonjour M. GouguinOne thing we love about the internet is that we can track which posts are of the most interest to our readers. Clearly, our readers like a little beefcake, as the...
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Michael Kelly & SONGFUSION present a Two-Night Celebration of LGBT Composers
Michael KellyThe New York-based ensemble SONGFUSION, which is dedicated to presenting a wide range of art song repertoire in innovative ways, is presenting a two-night celebration of LGBT composers.On...
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Lauri Vasar strips down for Il Prigoniero
Lauri Vasar in Il PrigonieroOne of our alert readers pointed out the barihunk Lauri Vasar is reprising the role of the Prisoner in Dallapiccola's Il Prigioniero at Opéra de Lyon. The 7-part, 50-minute...
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Rare performance of Thérèse by Jules Massenet with hunky Aaron Ball
Aaron BallThis post is a series of firsts for us. The first time that we've featured the opera Thérèse by Jules Massenet. The first appearance of barihunk Aaron Ball on this site. The first time that...
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Hampson, Pisaroni, Colombara lead all-star performance and recording of Simon...
Thomas Hampson (left) & Luca Pisaroni (right)Luca Pisaroni will sing Paolo Albiani and Thomas Hampson will sing the title role in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra in Vienna this weekend. The concert...
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Watch Simon Keenlyside in Eugene Onegin (if you live in UK)
Simon Keenlyside and Krassimira StoyanovaIf you're in the U.K., you can watch a new production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin with the ageless barihunk Simon Keenlyside as Onegin and soprano Krassimira...
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