Barihunk duo in French double-bill
Ben Connor (far left & right) with Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod and Julian Henao Gonzalez The Theater an der Wien is presenting a double-bill of Ravel's L'heure espagnole with American barihunk Tobias...
View ArticleRichard Alexandre Rittlemann in finals of Armel Vocal Competition; Highlights...
Richard Alexandre RittlemannRichard Alexandre Rittlemann, who was featured in this year's Barihunk's calendar, has advanced to the final round of the Armel Vocal Competition. The competition is unique,...
View ArticleTake Kasey Yeargain's young artist fitness survey
BariChunk to BariHunk Kasey YeargainKasey Yeargain, a.k.a. The Opera Bro, has created a survey to get an inventory of the fitness options available to young artists while they are at summer programs....
View ArticleBoheme's barihunk duo at Grange Park Opera
Nicholas Crawley and Quirijn de LangGrange Park Opera will have a Bohemian barihunk duo in their production of Puccini's La Bohéme that opens June 6 and runs through July 17th. Dutch barihunk Quirijn...
View ArticleStephen Hegedus in sexy double-bill
Stephen Hegedus and Krisztina Szabó How could this marketing campaign not catch our attention?Bass-barihunk Stephen Hegedus is currently performing Franz Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin at Against the...
View ArticleBarihunk duo in Komische's Giulio Cesare
Günter Papendell & Dominik Köninger(Photos: Iko Freese) The barihunk duo of Dominik Köninger and Günter Papendell is back together at the Komische Oper in Berlin as Julius Caesar and Achille...
View ArticleTwitter Barihunk Submission: Simon Dyer
Simon DyerBritish Bass-Barihunk Simon Dyer, who recently performed the Bear in Walton's The Bear and Mr. Grinder in Sullivan's The Zoo at Odyssey Opera, was recently introduced to us via Twitter. The...
View ArticleSan Francisco Opera's exciting summer season kicks off this weekend
Philippe Sly and Luca PisaroniThe San Francisco Opera kicks off one of its most exciting summer season's this weekend in decade. First up is Hector Berlioz's epic 5 1/2 hour masterpiece Les Troyens...
View ArticleKostas Smoriginas in Rachmaninov triptych; Available online
Kostas SmoriginasLa Monnaie is offering a rare chance to see Rachmaninov's three one-act operas performed in the same evening. One can occassionally encounter two of them performed together, so this is...
View ArticleCésar San Martín in Granados rarity Goyescas
César San MartínSpanish barihunk César San Martín is performing Ozias in Enrique Granados' rarely performed Goyescas under the baton of Placido Domingo. The opera is being performed as part of a...
View ArticleCelebrating 150 years of Tristan und Isolde
René Pape as King Mark and Ryan McKinny as KurnewalToday we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Richard Wagner's masterpiece Tristan und Isolde. The opera premiered on June 10, 1865 at the Königliches...
View ArticleBarihunk duo in broadcast of Pelléas et Mélisande
Elliot Madore and Markus EicheThe Bavarian State Opera's free live streams atSTAATSOPER.TV continue from Munich on July 4th at 7 PM CET/2 PM EST/11 AM PST with Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande. The cast...
View ArticleReader Submission: Vartan Gabrielian
Vartan GabrielianArmenian-Canadian bass-barihunk Vartan Gabrielian served as an alter boy at St. Mary's Armenian Apostolic church in Toronto and began voice lessons at age fourteen. He went on to study...
View ArticleTwitter submission: Tom Colwell
Tom ColwellWe getting introduced to an increasing number of barihunks, including our latest submission Tom Colwell. The British singer makes his role debut tonight as the Helmsman in Wagner's Tristan...
View ArticleCardiff Singer of the World Competition features 6 low voices
Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Bryn TerfelThere is no shortage of great low male voices in this year's Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, as six baritones and basses are competing. The include Jongmin...
View ArticleWatch the Live Stream on The Tempest with Adrian Eröd
Adrian Eröd as ProsperoAustrian barihunk Adrian Eröd returns to the role of Prospero in Thomas Adés'The Tempest, which he performed at the Frankfurt Opera in 2009/10. Prospero is the banished Duke of...
View ArticleBarihunk duo in all-star St Matthew Passion
Benjamin Appl and Edward GrintAn all-star cast of singers has been assembled for Bach's St Matthew Passion at St. John's Smith Square in London tonight at 7 PM. This is a rare opportunity to hear...
View ArticleWest Edge Opera's summer season features barihunks in each show
Dan Kempson, Nikolas Nackley & Zach AltmanThe ever innovative West Edge Opera in Berkeley, California is about to launch their summer season and all three operas feature barihunks. The season will...
View ArticleTeddy Tahu Rhodes to tour in Jekyll and Hyde
New Zealand's most famous barihunk Teddy Tahu Rhodes is adding a fifth musical show to his repertoire after successful runs in The King and I, Show Boat and South Pacific, as well as an upcoming...
View ArticleNicolas Courjal in live cinecast of William Tell
Nicolas Courjal rehearsing William Tell (left)Opera fans in the U.K. will be able to check out barihunk Nicolas Courjal as the evil Gesler in Rossini's William Tell live from the Royal Opera House in...
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