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Happy Birthday, Ezio Pinza (May 18, 1892-May 9, 1957)
Ezio PinzaEzio Pinza (Fortunato Pinza) was one of the most popular and important basses of the twentieth century. Born in Rome in 1892, he originally wanted to make a career in sports, or perhaps...
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André Courville wins Loren L. Zachary Vocal Competition
André Courville (left) and Jared Bybee (right)Barihunk André Courville won the Loren L. Zachary Vocal Competition for Young Opera Singers in Los Angeles today. Five of the ten finalists were baritones...
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Edwin David Vargas continues his vocal/physical transformation
Bari-Chunk to Bari-Hunk Edwin David VargasWe introduced Edwin David Vargas to readers last year after he was inspired by barihunk Michael Mayes to get his body in shape, as well as his voice. He's been...
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Peter Brathwaite to sing program of music banned by Nazis
Peter BrathwaiteOn May 24th, British barihunk Peter Brathwaite will join accompanist Nigel Foster for "Forbidden Art" at the Alderney Performing Arts Festival. The program centers around Entartete...
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Edwin Crossley-Mercer visiting Arabian Peninsula literally and musically
French-Irish barihunk Edwin Crossley-Mercer is bringing opera to the Arabian Peninsula in a recital at the One & Only Mirage Resort in Dubai. The May 29th show is entitled "It's All About Love" and...
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John Brancy in free recital at Governor's Park
John Brancy and Peter DuganJohn Brancy will rejoin his frequent collaborator Peter Dugan for a recital of music including the works of Gershwin, Dvorak, Bernstein, Chopin and the Beatles. The concert...
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Christopher Maltman's shows some skin in Salzburg
Christopher Maltman in Iphigénie en TaurideWe recently posted about the two runs of the Whitsun Festival at Salzburg's highly successful production of Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride. The opening night...
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Kevin Thompson gets devilish again
Kevin Thompson as MèphistophélésKevin Thompson is back as Mèphistophélés in Gounod's Faust, this time with the West Bay Opera in Palo Alto, California. He previously performed the role at the Fundación...
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John Brancy wins Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition
John BrancyBarihunk John Brancy took 1st Prize at the 16th Annual Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition this weekend. He will receive a $15,000 award, as well as an opportunity to perform in Opera...
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Bo Skovhus in sexy livestream of Berg's Lulu
Bo Skovus and Marlis PetersenThe ageless barihunk Bo Skovhus takes on Jack the Ripper opposite the sexy Lulu of Marlis Petersen in Alban Berg's provocative opera at the Bavarian State Opera. The...
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Ildebrando D'Arcangelo adding new roles to repertory
Ildebrando D'ArcangeloAfter having to scrap the role of Méphistophélès in Gounod's Faust last summer, Italian barihunk Ildebrando D'Arcangelo is slated to debut the role with the Staatsoper Berlin this...
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Thomas Forde "LURCHES" back into musical theater
Thomas FordeBass-Barihunk Thomas Forde's career has been a nice mix of opera and musical theater in recent years. On the opera stage he's performed everything from Rosini's The Barber of Seville to...
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Vittorio Prato sports barihunk shirt in Rome
Italian barihunk Vittorio Prato is at the Rome Opera singing the Count in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro opposite fellow barihunks Markus Werba and Thomas Tatzl, who are rotating the role. Prato has two...
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Jesse Blumberg in Jake Heggie's Three Decembers
Jesse Blumberg and Jennifer Black in Three Decembers at the Atlanta OperaBarihunk Jesse Blumberg is the latest singer to take on the role of the gay son Charlie in Jake Heggie's chamber opera Three...
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Jason Duika returning to Palm Beach Opera
Jason Duika after a workoutAmerican barihunk Jason Duika will be returning as a young artist with the Palm Beach Opera, where he will be singing the role of Dancaïre in Bizet's Carmen and covering...
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Three barihunks advance to semi-finals in Montreal Competition
Vasil Garvaliev backstage and onstage at the Montreal Competition(Photos: CBC Music)Barihunks Byeong-Min Gil from South Korea, Takaoki Onishi from Japan and Vasil Garvanliev from Macedonia are among...
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Introducing German Barihunk Raimund Nolte
Raimund Nolte in Dallapiccola's Il Prigioniero A reader recently spotted Raimund Nolte at the Wiener Festwochen performing Zebul in Händel's Jephtha. After originally studying mathematics and viola in...
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Peter Brathwaite discusses career on BBC
Peter Brathwaite (Photo: Maria Scard)The English Touring Opera wraps up their Spring season today, which included barihunks Nicholas Lester, Grant Doyle, Jan Capiński and Peter Brathwaite. The company...
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Two Barihunks advance to Final 6 at Montreal Competition
Takaoki Onishi and Vasil GarvanlievBarihunks Takaoki Onishi from Japan and Vasil Garvanliev from Macedonia have advanced to the Final 6 at the Montreal International Musical Competition, which began on...
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Reader Submission: Brandon Coleman
Brandon ColemanWe've had two readers suggest that we add Brandon Coleman to the site and from the looks of that six-pack, he seems way overdue. He's currently performing the role of the Mandarin in...
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