Evan Boyer featured in free outdoor concert in Chicago
Evan BoyerEvan Boyer will be part of an all-star operatic cast at a free outdoor concert at Chicago's Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Saturday, September 7, at 7:30 p.m. The concert is...
View ArticleAndrew Garland: Wings for charity; Feathers for art
Andrew Garland shows of his wings and his "guns"Barihunk and cycling enthusiast Andrew Garland is riding in the 2-day, 192 mile Pan -Mass challenge and proudly wearing his Valkyrie wings to show off...
View ArticleGianluca Margheri performs Handel's Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
Gianluca MargheriGianluca Margheri, who will be featured in our 2014 Barihunks calendar, can be seen on August 24th in Handel's Aci, Galatea e Polifemo. The dramatic cantata, with an Italian libretto...
View ArticlePaulo Szot at intimate 54 Below this week
Paulo SzotFans of Paulo Szot can catch him in an intimate setting this week, as he continues his cabaret show of music theater standards at 54 Below. The star of South Pacific an of opera stages...
View ArticleAudio of Zachary Gordin's Recent Dichterliebe
Zachary GordinBack in June we posted about Zachary Gordin performing Schubert's Dichterliebe at the Olympic Music Festival. There is now audio of that performance available online. Click HERE to listen...
View ArticleMarc Callahan in Albert Herring at Birgitta Festival
Marc Callahan as Sid in Albert Herring(Photo: John Bishop)The worldwide centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth continues at the beautiful monastery at the Brigitta Festival in Estonia. American barihunk...
View ArticleBarihunks (and hunkentenors) featured on BuzzFeed
We saw a dramatic uptick in traffic to our site yesterday with a sudden interest in posts from 2009 and 2010. We figured out pretty quickly that we must have been featured somewhere only to learn that...
View ArticleCraig Verm takes on Billy Budd in Chile
Craig Verm in Santiago for Billy Budd rehearsalsAmerican barihunk Craig Verm has graduated from the small role of the Novice's Friend in Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd to the title role of the opera....
View ArticleRomain Dayez performing in innovative new show
Romain DayezThe always inventive and interesting Belgian barihunk and artistic director Romain Dayez has put together a new show called "De Profundis" featuring the music of Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt and...
View ArticleTickets on Sale Today for Anna Nicole at NYCO; Broadway and Opera Barihunks...
Joshua Jeremiah lends some additional muscle to Anna Nicole castTickets for the long-awaited US premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's Anna Nicole at New York City Opera are going on sale today. The opera...
View ArticleNominations announced for DC Theatre Scene Audience Choice Awards
Solomon HowardDC Theatre Scene has announced their 7th annual nominations for the 2012-2013 Washington area theatre season. A number of performers and performances that we covered were nominated for...
View ArticleQueen Sonja Vocal Competition to be live streamed
Erik AnstineThe Queen Sonja Vocal Competition will be live streamed from Oslo on Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Many of our favorite barihunks, including Dawid Kimberg, Joseph KyungTeak Lim, Erik...
View ArticleJonathan Estabrooks and Barihunks make NY Magazine's coveted "Approval Matrix"
Barihunks is honored to have made the NY Magazine's "Approval Matrix" for the week of August 19th. And we're in the HIGHBROW and BRILLIANT quadrant! See the entire matrix at their website.The describe...
View ArticleIldar Abdrazakov kicks of the San Francisco Opera's 2013-14 season
Ildar Abdrazakov and Ramón Vargas in San Francisco Opera's MefistofeleRussian bass-barihunk Ildar Abdrazakov kicks of the San Francisco Opera's 2013-14 season in his staged role debut as the title...
View Article"Barihunk" is now in the Urban Dictionary
The term "barihunk" is now in the Urban Dictionary.Xavier Edgardo: BarihunkBARIHUNK DEFINITION: A handsome or pretty baritone. Especially, but not exclusively, one who removes his shirt for the sake...
View ArticleThird of finalists at Queen Sonja Competition are baritones!
Kartal Karagedik as Don GiovanniThe semi-finalists in the Queen Sonja Vocal Competition were announced with four baritones amongst the final twelve. In a competition that was heavily loaded with female...
View ArticleListen to Kevin Puts' "Silent Night" on NPR
Mike NybyWe've covered composer Kevin Puts' Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Silent Night extensively in its performances in Minneapolis and Philadelphia. You can plan on more coverage as it heads to Fort...
View ArticleFire Island Opera Festival features sexy Matt Morris is Gluck rarity
Fire Island is known more for its circuit parties booming with house music, rather than presenting high culture, but that will all change this weekend. The annual Fire Island Opera Festival will be...
View ArticleHD Live Stream of Don Giovanni with Waltteri Torikka
Waltteri Torikka as Don GiovanniThe New Generation Opera Ensemble is experimenting with High-Definition streaming video of their current production of Mozart's Don Giovanni at the Helsinki Festival....
View ArticleMark Diamond Brings Rock Star Hair to Woodstock
Mark DiamondIf you were gonna perform an afternoon of opera at Woodstock, home of the 3-day rock 'n' roll concert in 1969, you might as well hire a singer with rock star hair. Pentangle Arts is...
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