Luis Alejandro Orozco reprising El Payador at Arizona Opera
Luis Alejandro Orozco as El Payador(Photo right: C. Stanley)Barihunk Luis Alejandro Orozco will be reprising the role of El Payador (the gaucho minstrel) in Astor Piazzolla's tango infused opera Maria...
View ArticleWatch Quirijn de Lang as Sam in Trouble in Tahiti on OperaVision
Quirijn de Lang as Sam in Trouble in Tahiti(Image courtesy Opera North)You can watch Dutch barihunk Quirijn de Lang in Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti with Opera North on OperaVision from August...
View ArticleZachary Gordin in concert celebrating Reynaldo Hahn (and his new CD)
Zachary GordinBarihunk Zachary Gordin and accompanist Bryan Nies will perform a recital in celebration of the release of their CD “Amour sans ailes” on the MSR Classics label. The concert is at the...
View ArticleSexy photos of Davide Luciano's wildly popular Barber; Reprising role...
Davide Luciano as Figaro(Photo: ©Studio Amati Bacciardi)Davide Luciano's shirtless Figaro in The Rossini Opera Festival's "TheBarber of Seville" pretty much stole the show for every reason imaginable....
View ArticleBenjamin Appl to replace Piotr Beczala
Tenor Piotr Beczala had to cancel his August 25th Schubertiade Schwarzenberg recital due to laryngitis. Barihunk Benjamin Appl has been tapped to replace him and will perform a program of Schubert,...
View ArticleHappy 100th Birthday, Leonard Bernstein
Leonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, and pianist. His special gift of bridging the gap between the concert hall and the world of Broadway made him one of the most...
View ArticleSam Roberts-Smith sings "Nessun dorma" like you've never heard it before
Sam Roberts-Smith on mix94.5 in PerthCheck out Aussie barihunk Sam Roberts-Smith singing on Perth's mix94.5’s The Big Breakfast with Clairsy, Matt & Kymba morning show. He joins comedian/host Matt...
View ArticleWaltteri Torikka in world premiere of "Sanatorio Express"
Waltteri Torikka(Image: Finnish National Opera)Regular readers may recall our posts about Finnish barihunk Waltteri Torikka being named "Sexiest Man in Finland" and for winning MTV's singing...
View ArticleJustin Hopkins takes on Beethoven, Glass and holiday standards
Justin Hopkins(photo on right: Ellen Appel, Ft Worth Opera)The sexy, shirtless photo of Justin Hopkins that we posted on Facebook yesterday drew a lot of praise, as well as comments about his glorious...
View ArticleThree barihunks advance to Operalia finals; No sopranos!
Sean Michael Plumb, Simon Shibambu and Johannes KammlerThree barihunks have made it to the finals of the Operalia competition in Lisbon, Portugal. South Afrian bass Simon Shibambu, American baritone...
View ArticleOleg Loza to perform "Music of Love" recital at Chaliapin Estate
Russian barihunk Oleg Loza will perform a "Music of Love" recital at the Feodor Chaliapin Estate in Moscow on September 22nd, named after the great Russian bass. He will be joined by Natalia...
View ArticleMarco Vassalli to sing German premiere of Clint Borzoni songs
Marco Vassalli in Montreuil Bellay, France(Photo by Jack Michaels)Barihunk Marco Vassalli will sing the German premiere of Clint Borzoni's Stufen and Magere Kost on September 9th in Überlingen. The two...
View ArticleWatch Nicolas Courjal as Ramfis in Aida from Orange
Nicolas Courjal(Photo: Chorégies D'Orange Festival)You can check out the video taped broadcast of Verdi's Aida from the historic Roman theater in Orange on culturebox with French bass-barihunk Nicolas...
View ArticleChristopher Maltman and Isabel Leonard sing Marnie excerpts at the Guggenheim
Christopher Maltman(Photo: Pia Clodi)British barihunk Christopher Maltman will sing excerpts from Nico Muhly's opera Marnie at the Guggenheim Museum as part of the Works & Process series, presented...
View ArticleGeorg Festl featured in title role of Saint François d’Assise
Georg Festl as Saint François(Photo: © Stephan Ernst)Georg Festl created quite a stir with our readers when we introduced him with a shirtless picture back in July.He's now performing the title role in...
View ArticleWatch Marcell Bakonyi in thrilling performance of Bánk bán
Marcell BakonyiYou can watch Hungarian barihunk Marcell Bakonyi as the King of Hungary online at OperaVision in Ferenc Erkel's Bánk bán, which is considered the national opera of the country. The...
View ArticleEvan Hughes to make San Diego Opera debut
Evan HughesAmerican Bass-barihunk Evan Hughes whose photos as Somnus in the Komische Oper of Handel's Semele were quite popular with our readers, will be making his San Diego Opera debut on October 20....
View ArticleJonathan Estabrooks in world premiere of Anna Christie
Melanie Lang and Jonathan EstabrooksJonathan Estabrooks, who appeared in the very first Barihunks calendar, will be appearing in the world premiere of Edward Thomas and Joseph Masteroff's opera Anna...
View ArticleHubert Zapiór wins top song prize at Gerda Lissner Competition
Hubert ZapiórPolish barihunk Hubert Zapiór won the Lieder/Song Prize and $10,000 at the 2018 Gerda Lissner Foundation Competition in New York City. The female winner was soprano Courtney Johnson....
View ArticleNmon Ford makes ENO debut in company's first production of Porgy & Bess
Nmon Ford and Donovan SingletaryThe English National Opera is presenting its first staging of Porgy and Bess in the company’s history opening on October 11th. Barihunk Nmon Ford will also be making his...
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