Kristin Chenoweth & Paulo Szot in PBS broadcast
Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth will join barihunk Paulo Szot on the PBS broadcast of Star-Spangled Spectacular: Bicentennial of Our National Anthem on Saturday, September 13 at 8 p.m. ET on PBS....
View ArticlePallesen and Abdrazakov performing in Richard Tucker Gala
Ildar Abdrazakov and Nicholas PallesenBarihunks Nicholas Pallesen and Ildar Abdrazakov will be part of the Richard Tucker Music Foundation's annual gala n Sunday, October 12 at Avery Fisher Hall. Other...
View ArticleDavid Adam Moore in innovative Alcina in NYC
David Adam Moore as Melisso in Alcina(Photo: Philippe Tremblay-Berberi)David Adam Moore, who is featured in October in our 2014 Barihunks Charity Calendar, is currently appearing in Handel's Alcina in...
View ArticleHuffington Post: "Christian Van Horn -- A Busy Season at San Francisco Opera"
Christian Van Horn (as Oroveso - left)Christian Van Horn is part of a cast that is delivering old-fashioned vocal fireworks at the San Francisco Opera. Joined by Sondra Radvonovsky as Norma, Jamie...
View ArticleSeattle Gay Scene bemoans missing Mariusz
If you don't think fans of barihunks (small "b") love their singers, then check out the latest issue of the Seattle Gay Scene, which dedicates a whole article to the fact that Mariusz Kwiecien, who...
View ArticleBarihunks offering $500 for hottest calendar submission
Each year, we donate the proceeds from our Barihunks Charity Calendar to benefit young artists or young artist programs. This year we've decided to ensure that part of the profits go directly to a...
View ArticleThree CASH prizes for Barihunks Calendar
More prizes have been announced for the best Barihunks Charity Calendar submissions.A reader in the UK has offered additional prize money for photo submissions to our 2015 Barihunks Charity Calendar....
View ArticleTwo Barihunks in Eva Marton Singing Competition Finals; Aghenie Alexandru...
Aghenie AlexandruTwo barihunks have made it to the final round of the International Eva Marton Singing Competition being held on Saturday, September 20th at the Hungarian State Opera, with one taking...
View ArticleGlyndebourne's La finta Giardiniera broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Gyula OrendtBBC 3 radio will broadcast Mozart's La finta Giardiniera on their initial Opera on 3 offering on Monday, September 22 at 7:15 PM GMT/2:15 PM EST. The performance is from this summer's...
View ArticleIntroducing bass-barihunk Andrew Potter
Andrew PotterWe recently posted about barihunk Colin Ramseysinging The Speaker in Mozart's The Magic Flute at Opera NEO. The Sarastro in that production was Andrew Potter who we're featuring for the...
View ArticleDon Giovanni at Perm Opera gets 18+ age rating
Simone Alberghini in Don Giovanni, on stage and in rehearsalsWe love it when an opera is listed as appropriate for those 18 and older. That's a pretty sure sign that it's going to be a sexy production...
View ArticleWSJ: "As Met's Fall Season Opens, Booming Basses Take Center Stage"
Ildar Abdrazakov(Julie Platner, The Wall Street Journal)In opera, tenors are the men falling in love, singing their hearts out and basking in ovations after hitting the high notes.But operatic basses,...
View ArticleIntroducing Bass-Barihunk Sergey Khalikulov
Sergey KhalikulovMeet Sergey Khalikulov, who will be singing the title role in the Waffle Opera's upcoming performances of Mozart's at the Creativity Theater in San Francisco. Waffle Opera is a brand...
View ArticleVANITY FAIR features Ildar Abdrazakov
Ildar Abdrazakov(Photograph by Jason Bell)It's been a good month for Ildar Abdrazakov, who is getting a lot of great press coverage for being the featured star in the opening of the Metropolitan Opera...
View ArticleBarihunk quartet in Minnesota Opera's Girl of the Golden West
Christian Zaremba as Ashby and Andrew Lovato as Sonora(Photo: Michal Daniel)Apparently, Don Giovanni isn't the only opera that deliver barihunks in bunches. We recently posted about a barihunk duo in...
View ArticleBarihunk trio in Fantastic Mr. Fox in San Antonio
John Brancy: Fox and foxyOpera San Antonio rolled out its initial season with Tobias Picker's chamber opera Fantastic Mr. Fox. Of course, what would make more sense than casting your fox with a foxy...
View ArticleOld Maids smitten with a shirtless Benjamin Curtis
Benjamin Curtis(Photo: Lauren Roberts- Wichita Falls Times Record News)We featured Benjamin Curtis in a post about Lee Hoiby, but it was mostly about the composer and not the singer. After seeing this...
View ArticleChristopher Burchett in new David Lang opera
Christopher BurchettChristopher Burchett, who has managed to appear on this site in his underwear more than virtually any other barihunk, will be more fully clothed for his next appearance. On Sunday,...
View ArticleEdwin Crossley-Mercer poses for Karl Lagerfeld
Edwin Crossley-Mercer in a Dior trenchcoat (Photo: Karl Lagerfeld)We posted about barihunk Edwin Crossley-Mercer in Robert Carsen's production of Rameau’s Platée set at 31 Rue Cambon, birthplace of the...
View ArticlePictures from Lyric Opera of Chicago's Don Giovanni
Mariusz_Kwiecien & Marina RebekaLyric Opera of Chicago opened their Diamond Anniversary season in style with a new production of Mozart's Don Giovanni directed by Robert Falls and conducted by Sir...
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