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Introducing French Barihunk Boris Grappe
Boris Grappe as Robert in "Wasser"(photo: Regine Koerner)We recently discovered this photo of French barihunk Boris Grappe performing in the 2012 world premiere of Wasser by Arnulf Hermann at the Oper...
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Introducing British Barihunk Toby Girling
Toby Girling in Zatopek! (left) and Winterreise (right)Some singers just seem to inspire directors to get them into various states of undress and British barihunk seems to be one of them. We originally...
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Introducing Photogenic Italian Bass-Barihunk Andrea Mastroni
Andrea Mastroni(photo: Nicodemo Luca Lucà)We have a particular soft spot for basses in our pantheon of barihunks. When we saw pictures of Italian basso Andrea Mastroni by the great Milanese...
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Interview with Lee Poulis
Lee Poulis & Sean Panikkar(photo: Rachel Parker)Theater Jones, which covers the arts scene in North Texas, recently ran a feature on Lee Poulis, who is starring in the Fort Worth Opera Festival...
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Michael Mayes returns to signature role in Dead Man Walking
Michael Mayes in Dead Man WalkingFebruary 25, 2012 was a life-changing day for barihunk Michael Mayes. It's the day that he first took the stage as Joseph de Rocher in Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking at...
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Barihunk Christiaan Smith-Kotlarek to join Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli & Christiaan Smith-KotlarekBarihunk Christiaan Smith-Kotlarek will join four-time Tony Award-winning legend Liza Minnelli at New York's Joe's Pub at The Public Theater as part of an...
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Reader Submission: Tim Stolte
Tim StolteOur latest Reader Submission comes to us from a reader in Germany, who informed us that Tim Stolte was a late addition to the Lauritz Melchior International Singing Competition, which begins...
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Barihunks rotating Giovanni at Zomeropera
Gianluca MargheriGianluca Margheri, who is the featured model this month in the Barihunks calendar, is rotating the title role in Mozart's Don Giovanni with fellow barihunk Borja Quiza at the...
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Reader Submission: Leonard Bernad
Leonard Bernad in Mirandolina and at the Neue Stimme competitionA reader sported Romanian bass-barihunk Leonard Bernad in his scivvies in the cast of Bohuslav Martinů's Mirandolina with the Bavarian...
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BariChunk to BariHunk Kasey Yeargain to make professional debut
Kasey Yeargain "Before & After"We have had few posts that have generated as much interest as Kasey Yeargain's transformation from an overweight, unhealthy, depressed singer into a healthy,...
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Barihunk Quartet in Opera Atelier's Persée
Olivier Laquerre (Méduse) left, Vasil Garvanliev (Phinèe) center, and Curtis Sullivan (Cyclope) 2nd from rightPhotos on left and right by Bruce Zinger Opera Atelier has revived their critically...
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Green Sneakers "Dream Team" reuniting in San Antonio
Cellist Kathryn Bates and Jesse Blumberg in Green SneakersOne of our favorite collaborations in all of opera is coming to Opera Piccola of San Antonio. Barihunk Jesse Blumberg will be rejoining the...
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Matthew Treviño returns to U.S. for La bohème
Matthew TreviñoMatthew Treviño will make his debut this weekend with the Florentine Opera in Milwaukee as Colline in Puccini's La bohème. The role is becoming a bit of a calling card for the Texas...
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Franco Pomponi's revealing Hamlet
Franco Pomponi & Sylvie Brunet-GrupposoReaders may recall the post about Stéphane Degout's nude scene in the title role of Olivier Py’s production of Ambroise Thomas'Hamlet at La Monnaie in...
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Justin Hopkins and Doug Carpenter to sing in Stephen Schwartz gala
Justin HopkinsTwo barihunks are slated to appear at a New York City gala honoring composer Stephen Schwartz. Bass-barihunk Justin Hopkins, who just finished a critically-acclaimed run as Nourabad in...
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Lee Poulis & Kevin Thompson in Don Carlo concert
Kevin Thompson(left) and Lee Poulis(right)There are few operas with more great music for low voices than Verdi's Don Carlo. On May 27th, you can see two barihunks perform Rodrigo and the Grand...
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Guillaume Andrieux appearing in Eötvös opera
Guillaume Andrieux in Philip Glass'Les Enfants TerriblesFrench barihunk Guillaume Andrieux, who we introduced to readers in a performance of Benoît Mernier’s La Dispute, will perform Roger in Peter...
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Ryan McKinny's ripped Stanley Kowalski at L.A. Opera
Ryan McKinny as Stanley Kowalski (Photo: Robert Millard for LA Opera)The Los Angeles Opera has been marketing their upcoming performance of André Previn's A Streetcar Named Desire around mega-star...
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Bevy of Barihunks in Broadcasts from Bavaria
Michael Nagy and Günther GroissböckThe Bavarian State Opera is continuing the popular live streaming of their performances which they debuted last year. This year's selection features some of our...
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Christopher Burchett in Soldier Songs in D.C. and Holland Festival
Composer David T. Little's Soldier Songs seems to be finding a foothold in the contemporary repertory, as it is being reprised in Washington D.C. this weekend with barihunk Christopher Burchett in the...
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