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Kelly Markgraf and San Francisco Symphony nominated for GRAMMY
Kelly MarkgrafThe 15-time GRAMMY Award–winning San Francisco Symphony has been nominated for yet another award for their recording of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story under the baton of Michael...
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Aachen to revive Wuorinen's Brokeback Mountain
Christian Tschelebiew and Mark OmvleeCharles Wuorinen's operatic adaptation of Brokeback Mountain, based on the 1997 Annie Proulx's story of a cowboy love affair that became an Oscar-winning film is...
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When Adonis Calls chosen for Frontiers; Featured two baritone leads
Promo for When Adonis CallsIt's not often that we can feature an opera that has an all-barihunk cast, but that seems to the case with When Adonis Calls. Written by composer Clint Borzoni and librettist...
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Reader submission: Maciej Idziorek
Miljenko Turk as Don Giovanni and Maciej Idziorek as Leporello(photo Dorit Gätjen)A reader in Germany alerted us to MaciejIdziorek, a Polish born barihunk singing Leporello in the current run of...
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Zachary Gordin makes SF Symphony debut with Soundbox
Zachary Gordin: Mr January in the 2015 Barihunk CalendarBarihunks calendar model Zachary Gordin is making his San Francisco Symphony debut with SoundBox, the orchestra’s new experimental performance...
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We're giving away $500 and need your input
We've been giving away cash for the best pictures submitted to our 2015 Barihunks Charity calendar. In the past, we've given the money raised from the calendar to organizations or projects, but this...
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Cameron McPhail in innovative retelling of Don Giovanni
Cameron McPhail in #UncleJohn Last month, we featured Canadian barihunk Cameron McPhail in some beefy pictures from Britten's The Rape of Lucretia.Tonight he opens in #UncleJohn (yes, that's the...
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Nicholas Pallesen to make NY recital debut
Nicholas Pallesen, winner of the 2013 George London Award, will be making his New York recital debut on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at the Morgan Library & Museum. He'll share the stage with soprano...
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Reader submission: Simon Schnorr in sexy operetta
Simon Schnorr in Don GiovanniA reader in Germany alerted us to a very sexy production of Benatzky's Im Weissen Rössl at the Salzburger Landestheater. They described the production as filled with...
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Reader Submission: Anas Séguin
Anas SéguinWe have another reader submission today, which come from a reader in France. They are attending Rachmaninov's Aleko at the Opéra-Théâtre de Clermont-Ferrand and noticed that the title role...
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Doug Carpenter wins $500 for best photo; Additional prizes announced for...
Doug Carpenter and his winning photos for the 2015 Barihunks Charity CalendarOur Barihunks Calendar photo contest culminates with our Grand Prize of $500 of going to Doug Carpenter for his wine and...
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Low voices dominate Icelandic opera Ragnheiður
AugustÓlafssonIf you love low voices as much as the Barihunks team, you may went to head north to the Icelandic Opera for Gunnar Þórðarson's Ragnheiður, which includes two basses and two baritones.The...
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Jaroslaw Kitala to tour children's opera in France
We first introduced readers to Polish barihunk Jaroslaw Kitala back in 2008 when he won second prize in the 14th Ada Sari International Vocal Art Festival in Nowy Sącz, Poland. The other two prize...
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Björn Bürger to sing title role in Owen Wingrave
Björn BürgerGerman barihunk Björn Bürger, who we introduced to readers in August when he was competing in the Mirjam Helin Competition, will be singing the title role in Britten's Owen Wingrave at the...
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Childhood internet sensation now a barihunk
Régis Mengus as a baritone and boy soprano32-year-old Régis Mengus was a childhood internet sensation long before he became known in the world opera. A few years ago, a video of him with fellow boy...
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Barihunks "Best of 2014"
It's time for our annual year-end wrap up with our "Best of 2014" feature where we highlight our favorite posts. Many of these were actually chosen by our readers, as we closely followed how much...
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Aaron Sørensen & Kevin Thompson to make role debuts as Osmin
Kevin Thompson & Aaron SørensenTwo of our very favorite (really, really) low voices will be making their respective role debuts as Osmin in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction...
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Bo Skovhus to perform double-bill of operatic rarities
Bo Skovhus in Reimann's LearOne of our most popular posts with readers was entitled "Lauri Vasar Strips Down for Il Prigioniero,"which prompted us to put up a follow up post with additional photos of...
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Hadleigh Adams featured in Pinchgut Opera promo materials
Hadleigh Adams in Pinchgut Opera's marketing We've always wondered why some opera companies don't use their singers in their marketing materials, particularly when they have marketable appearances. We...
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Andrè Schuen making major debuts in 2015
Andrè Schuen Andrè Schuen who lit up our pages with his shirtless pictures from Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore from Graz is making some major debuts in 2015. But first he kicks off the New Year with a...
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