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New video of Ola Eliasson's Don Giovanni
Sara Widén as Zerlina and Ola Eliasson as Don GiovanniWe recently posted about Ola Eliasson reprising his sexy and critically-acclaimed performance in the title role of Mozart's Don Giovanni at the...
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Keith Miller in sexy production of Florencia en el Amazonas
Traditional Trinidal Carnival costume(left)and Keith Miller(right)Keith Miller, who is our Mr. November in the 2014 Barihunks calendar, will be showing off his amazing physique as Riolobo in a new...
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Christiaan Smith-Kotlarek featured in Bleep magazine
Christiaan Smith-Kotlarek in Bleep magazineChristiaan Smith Kotlarek, who is our Mr. December in the Barihunks charity calendar, is featured in the latest issue of Bleep magazine (he's on page 31)....
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Reader Submission: Italian Barihunk Ernesto Petti
Ernesto Petti: Water Polo to OperaOur latest reader submission came from a baritone colleague, who sang with him in Austria and Italy. Meet Salerno native Ernesto Petti, who recently switched fachs...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Simon Keenlyside
Simon KeenlysideOn August 3rd, we're celebrating the 55th birthday of the seemingly ageless Simon Keenlyside, who continues to thrill audiences 27 years after his professional debut. Keenlyside began...
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Barihunks seeking photo submissions for 2015 VIVA, ITALIA! Barihunks Charity...
Xavier Edgardo in the 2014 Barihunks CalendarIt's time to start recruiting singers for our 2015 Barihunks Charity Calendar. This year we have a theme - VIVA, ITALIA! - so we're looking for singers with...
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Günther Groissböck virile and youthful Ochs in Salzburg Rosenkavalier
Günther Groissböck and Sophie Koch (© Salzburger Festspiele / Monika Rittershaus) The Salzburg Festival just opened Richard Strauss'Der Rosenkavalier with an all-star cast that includes barihunk...
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Four baritones in today's 1st round of Mirjam Helin Competition
There are four baritones performing in the preliminary round of the Mirjam Helin International singing competition, including one of our favorites, American John Brancy. He'll be joined by Hansung Yoo...
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Jonathan McGovern goes from Avatar Jake to King Ulysses
We somehow lost track of Jonathan McGovern after his critically-acclaimed performances as the avatar Jake in Nico Muhly's Two Boys at the English National Opera in 2011. At the time, he had just taken...
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Four more baritones compete in Mirjam Helin Competition
Four more baritones performed on the second day of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition. Once again, all of the performances are available online. Ukrainian baritone Dmytro Kalmuchyn sang...
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Tobias Greenhalgh latest Tirésias barihunk
Tobias Greenhalgh in Les mamelles de Tirésias (right)Few operas seem to attract barihunk casting more than Poulenc's Les mamelles de Tirésias and the latest production at the Wolf Trap Opera doesn't...
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Edward Laurenson says farewell to New Zealand with two concerts
Edward LaurensonNew Zealand barihunk Edward Laurenson, who we just introduced to readers last month, is featured in two concerts on August 12 and 13 at the Auckland Grammar's Centennial Theatre. The...
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Final five baritones perform at Finnish vocal competition
Ilya Silchukov and Waltteri TorikkaToday marks the final day of the preliminary round of the Mirjam Helin International singing competition and five more baritones have performed. After today's singers...
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Christopher Maltman takes on Don Giovanni and Wotan
Christopher MaltmanBarihunk Christopher Maltman will be making his Ravinia operatic debut in the title role of Mozart's Don Giovanni. The performance will be at the Martin Theatre with the Chicago...
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Introducing Ukrainian barihunk Dmytro Kalmuchyn
Dmytro KalmuchynWe were blown away by Ukrainian barihunk Dmytro Kalmuchyn's performances in the first two rounds of the Mirjam Helim International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland. We were even...
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Rossini Festival a veritable Barihunk Festival
Alex EspositoThe internationally-acclaimed Rossini Opera Festival is kicking off on Sunday, August 10th with the vocally challenging Armida. The piece is best known in opera circles for requiring six...
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Introducing Croatian Barihunk Leon Košavić
Leon KošavićLeon Košavić performed his semi-final set today at the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition. He performed Sibelius' Fågellek, a set of the Schubert Heine Lieder (Der Atlas, Ihr...
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Introducing Croatian Barihunk Matija Meić
Matija Meić28-year-old Croatian barihunk Matija Meić began his studies at the Music Academy in Zagreb before continuing on to the University of Performing Arts Vienna. He performed Escamillo in Bizet's...
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Andrea Mastroni in Verona's glorious Aida
Andrea Mastroni(top)and Verona's Aida(bottom)Italian bass-barihunk Andrea Mastroni opens on August 10th as Ramfis and the King in the popular production of Verdi's Aida at the Arena di Verona in Italy....
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Waltteri Torikka's semi-finals performance at the Mirjam Helin Competition
Waltteri Torikka singing Look! Through the portThere is an amazing group of baritones competing in the semi-final round of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition and Waltteri Torikka is...
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