Opéra de Montréal's new season includes barihunk duo in JFK
Daniel Okulitch as LBJ and Matt Worth as JFKOpéra de Montréal just announced their new season, which will included David T. Little and Royce Vavrek's JFK, which premiered last Spring at the Fort Worth...
View ArticleFour barihunks take prizes at George London Competition
(Clockwise top left) Will Liverman, Brian Vu, Cody Quattlebaum and Shea OwensFour barihunks walked away with awards at the 46th annual George London Foundation Awards Competition for young American and...
View ArticleFrancesca Zambello directs five barihunks in Dead Man Walking
Michael Mayes as Joseph de Rocher in Dead Man WalkingWe generally credit director Francesca Zambello with coining the term "barihunk," so it should come as no surprise that she's directing five of them...
View ArticleMichael Kelly grooms to play androgynous Edward Kynaston
Michael Kelly, who appeared in our very first Barihunks calendar, had to do a little grooming for his latest performance as an actor known for playing female characters in the 17th century. Set in...
View ArticleRobin Adams in sexually charged Quartett at Liceu
Robin Adams and Allison Cook in QuartettBarihunk Robin Adams is singing Luca Francesconi's two-person opera Quartett along with soprano Allison Cook a the Liceu Opera Barcelona. The opera is a...
View ArticleAlex Esposito and Joyce DiDonato in Live Stream of Semiramide
Alex Esposito and Joyce DiDonatoRossini's Semiramide will be live streamed from the Bavarian State Opera on Sunday, February 26th at 5 p.m CET/11 AM EST/8 AM PST. The production stars Honorary Barihunk...
View ArticleBarihunk John Chest to represent U.S. at Cardiff; 3 other barihunks competiting
John Chest Barihunk John Chest, who is currently based at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, will represent the United States at the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in June. Other barihunks in the...
View ArticleBarihunks featured in Marfa magazine
Marfa magazine feature on BarihunksBarihunks is featured in the latest issue of Marfa magazine in an article entitled "Wahre Schönheit kommt von singen" (True beauty comes from singing). The article...
View ArticleBarihunk duo in new opera at Boston Lyric Opera
Jesse Blumberg & David McFerrinBarihunks Jesse Blumberg and David McFerrin will be featured in the world premiere of composer Julian Grant and librettist Mark Campbell’s The Nefarious, Immoral but...
View ArticleBarihunk quartet in Washington Opera's Don Giovanni
Andrew Bogard, Hunter Enoch, Timothy J Bruno & Michael Adams (clockwise top L)Four barihunks, who are past or present members of the Domingo - Cafritz Young Artist Program, will be featured in a...
View ArticleCody Quattlebaum only baritone to advance in Met semi-finals
Cody QuattlebaumBass-barihunk Cody Quattlebaum was the only low male voice to advance in the Metropolitan Opera Audition semi-finals on Sunday. Other singers who advances were tenor Kyle van...
View ArticleBarihunk quartet in Reisoper's Don Giovanni
George Humphreys, Aleš Jenis, Matthias Hoffmann & Lukas JakobskiThe Netherland's innovative Reisoper is presenting Mozart's Don Giovanni with the barihunk quartet of George Humphreys as Leporello,...
View ArticleRandal Turner premieres "My America, My America"
Composer and violinist Sandra Goldberg, who performs with the Zürich Kammer Orchestra, has composed a piece entitled "My America, My America" as both an act of love of country and an act of frustration...
View ArticleThe Wall opens in Montreal, heads to Cincinnati and possibly the US/Mexican...
Étienne DupuisJulien Bilodeau's new opera The Wall, which is currently playing at Opéra de Montréal through March 24th, will receive it's U.S. premiere at the Cincinnati Opera next season. The work is...
View ArticleTristan Hambleton in Haydn's Theresienmesse in London
Tristan HambletonBarihunk calendar model Tristan Hambleton will be performing Hayden's Theresienmesse at Cadogan Hall in London on March 23rd. He'll be joined by the City of London Choir, Royal...
View Article"Before Night Falls" gets revival in Miami
Wes Mason as Reinaldo Arenas (left) and Elliot Madore (right)Jorge Martín's opera Before Night Falls will get its first revival since the summer of 2010, when it premiered at the Fort Worth Opera. The...
View ArticleTeddy Tahu Rhodes returns as Scarpia; Paull-Anthony Keightley as Sciarrone
Teddy Tahu Rhodes & Paull-Anthony KeightleyTeddy Tahu Rhodes will return to the Western Australia Opera as Scarpia six years after making his role debut in Puccini's "shabby little shocker." In...
View ArticleBarihunk trio in Mohammed Fairouz's The New Prince
Joshua Hopkins in The New PrinceLast night, the Dutch National Opera premiered Mohammed Fairouz's The New Prince, which celebrates the 500th anniversary of the book in 2032. The piece is set in both...
View ArticleSeth Carico in Berlin's first "Death in Venice" in 40 years
Seth Carico in Death in Venice at the Deutsche Oper BerlinDeath in Venice has returned to the Deutsche Oper Berlin after an absence of forty years as part of conductor Donald Runnicles cycle of...
View ArticleBarihunk Thomas Weinhappel first Austrian to win Thalia Award
Thomas Weinhappel in a Barihunk t-shirt and with his Thalia AwardAustrian barihunk Thomas Weinhappel became the first Austrian to win the Thalia Award for his portrayal of the title role in Ambroise...
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