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Xavier Edgardo's singing Mozarts' Requiem and Così fan tutte
Xavier EdgardoXavier Edgardo, one of the most exciting and gifted young singers to emerge onto the scene in recent years will be performing Mozart's Requiem with the Orquestra Sinfònica de Puerto Rico...
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Barihunk Theo Hoffman transitioning to Theodora Hofflein
Big news from one our favorite barihunks. Theo Hoffman has announced to his family, friends and the opera world that he is in the midst of sex reassignment surgery.Hoffman has been working with coaches...
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Happy Birthday, Andrew Garland!!!
Andrew Garland in HawaiiWe recently posted about Andrew Garland's performances in Pagliacci and Carmina Burana with Hawaii Opera. We were fortunate enough to get a picture of the Massachusetts native...
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Christopher Herbert singing Bach; European tour with New York Polyphony
Christopher HerbertBach lovers, rejoice and sing! You'll have two chances to hear Christopher Herbert sing music by your favorite composer, as he is the soloist in two upcoming performances of the...
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Aussie Morgan Pearse headed to Houston's Opera Studio
Morgan PearseWe'll been following the career of the talented Aussie barihunk Morgan Pearse since 2011 when a reader heard him perform in the Australia Singing Competition. His nascent career has been...
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New Releases from Canadian barihunks Phillipe Sly and Jonathan Estabrooks
Two of our favorite Canadian barihunks have released CDs this week. They are strikingly different in repertory, but equally enjoyable.The ridiculously talented Philippe Sly has released "In Love’s...
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Ryan McKinny returns to Los Angeles as Stanley Kowalski
Ryan McKinnyIf there was any doubt left that Ryan McKinny has emerged as a major talent it was erased with the announcement that he'll sing Stanley Kowalski opposite megastar Renée Fleming in Andrè...
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Andrew Lovato stars in Santa Fe Opera spring tour
Andrew Lovato and the Spring Tour singersBarihunk Andrew Lovato is hitting the road for the 2014 Santa Fe Opera Spring Opera Tour. He'll be joining former apprentices Abigail Mitchell, Rachel Hall,...
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Reader Submission: Aimery Lefèvre
Aimery LefèvreOur latest reader submission is 30-year-old French barihunk Aimery Lefèvre. A reader notified us after buying tickets for the world premiere of Philippe Hurel's Les Pigeons D'Argile at...
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Reader Submission: Ola Eliasson
Ola Eliasson as Don Giovanni (photo: Markus Gårder)Ola Eliasson as Don Giovanni with Sara Widén as Zerlina (Photo: Markus Gårder ) A reader in Stockholm recently saw Ola Eliasson in the title role of...
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Kyle Ketelsen's Easter Messiah to be broadcast worldwide
Kyle Ketelsen as Méphistophélès (right)American barihunk Kyle Ketelsen will make his debut with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra in a special Easter version of Handel's Messiah that his being...
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Sexy Don Giovanni with Zach Altman in San José
Cecilia Violetta Lopez as Donna Anna & Zach Altman as Don GiovanniEvery so often there's a Don Giovanni that comes along where one can actually believe the sexual conquests listed in Leoporello's...
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Reader Submission: Alexander Elliott
Alexander Elliott preparing for Pirates of PenzanceThe Portland Opera Resident Young Artist Program was one of the first recipients of a Barihunks Grant from our annual calendar proceeds. So we were...
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Chris Herbert hits some heavenly high notes as Jesus
Chris Herbert hitting some heavenly high notes as JesusChristopher Herbert, who in addition to his solo career and tours with New York Polyphony, also performs with Music at Trinity Wall Street on many...
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Tom Corbeil live from Australia this Sunday
Tom Corbeil, music director Erin Helyard, soprano Anna Davidson, countertenor Daniel Bubeck and director Chas Rader-Shieber waiting at the airportYou can listen to barihunk Tom Corbeil sing Zoroastro...
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Cairan Ryan and Nathan Wyatt headed to Tanglewood
Cairan Ryan and Nathan WyattNathan Wyatt and Cairan Ryan, two talented young artists who were recently featured on this site have been accepted into the 2014 Tanglewood Music Center Vocal Arts Program....
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Barihunk trio in Opera Parallèle Double-Bill
Gabriel Preisser, Hadleigh Adams and Daniel Cilli at a dress rehearsalRegular readers of this site know that we have a particular fondness for Poulenc's Les Mamelles de Tirésias. Apparently, our...
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Xavier Edgardo's "Month of Mozart" continues with Cosi
Xavier Edgardo, an emerging Mozart specialistAfter a huge success singing the Mozart Requiem Puerto Rican barihunk Xavier Edgardo will be sticking with Mozart, as he takes on Guglielmo in Mozart's Così...
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Seth Mease Carico returning to US for Elixir of Love
Seth Mease Carico(photo by Nacho Guerrero)Barihunk Seth Mease Carico will join four other former Opera Saratoga Young Artists in a series of performances, including Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and...
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Barihunk Feast in Fort Worth: Pearl Fishers and Silent Night
Photos by Rachel ParkerThe Fort Worth Opera Festival, one of our favorite stops on the opera circuit, kicked off the season with a stunning production of Bizet's Pearl Fishers featuring barihunks Lee...
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