Justin Hopkins making Opera Vlaanderen debut as Lord Krishna
Justin Hopkins(Photo @Ellen Appel)and Satygraha(photo @Koen Broos)American bass-barihunk Justin Hopkins is at Opera Vlaanderen this month, where he'll make his company debut singing Lord Krishna and...
View ArticleAlexander Birch Elliot makes unexpected Met Opera debut
Alexander Birch Elliott(Photo from artist's website)American barihunk Alexander Birch Elliot wasn't expecting to make his Metropolitan Opera debut on Wednesday night. However, there he was on stage for...
View ArticleRoberto Tagliavini makes his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut tonight
Roberto Tagliavini(Photos courtesy of Arena di Verona)Italian bass-barihunk Roberto Tagliavini will make his debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Verdi’s Il trovatore as Ferrando, which opens today...
View ArticleAlexander Birch Elliott takes over remainder of Met "Pearl Fishers:
Met's Pearl Fishers and Alexander ElliottThe Metropolitan Opera has announced that Alexander Birch Elliott will sing the remaining performances of “Les Pêcheurs de Perles,” replacing fellow barihunk...
View ArticleBarihunk duo in Beijing's "Don Giovanni"
Vittorio PratoTwo of Europe's hottest barihunks will be singing Don Giovanni and Masetto at Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts. Italian Vittorio Prato will take on Mozart's title...
View ArticleNicolas Courjal getting downright devilish in 2019
Nicolas Courjal (left) and MéphistophélèsThe role of Méphistophélès in Gounod's Faust will be a main feature of French bass-barihunk's 2019 season, as he takes on the devilish role twice in the first...
View ArticleIntroducing Swedish barihunk Sebastian Durán
Sebastian Durán(Photo left: Malin Arnesson)Swedish barihunk Sebastian Durán will be singing Kråkan (the Crow) in Benjamin Staern's Snödrottningen (The Snow Queen) at the Malmö Opera. Performances run...
View ArticleWatch Hans Tashjian perform Russian music live online
Hans TashjianBass Hans Tashjian will be part of an evening of Russian songs on Wednesday, December 5th. The program will feature singers from the Yale opera program performing a wide array of Russian...
View ArticleEvan Hughes to perform recital with Les Grandes Interprètes
Evan Hughes(photo: Leela Ross)American bass-barihunk Evan Hughes will be performing a recital with Les Grandes Interprètes in Toulouse, France on December 10th with accompanist Hélio Vida. The program...
View ArticleBarihunk duo in premiere of Dear Erich at NY City Opera
Peter Kendal Clark and Brian James MyerThe New York City Opera will premiere Ted Rosenthal's Holocaust themed opera Dear Erich on January 9th, with performances running through January 13th. The...
View ArticleBjörn Bürger doing double duty in Germany & Switzerland
Björn BürgerGerman barihunk Björn Bürger is wrapping up 2018 with a busy schedule, as he's singing back-to-back-to-back performances in Switzerland in Germany.He is opening a run as Dr. Falke in Johann...
View ArticleDmitri Hvorostovsky's hometown to rename airport in his honor
Dmitri Hvorostosky and the Krasnoyarsk airportDmitri Hvorostosky's hometown of Krasnoyarsk in Eastern Siberia has announced that they will honor the Russian singer by renaming the local airport after...
View ArticleDavid Adam Moore to reprise sexy Stanley Kowalski
David Adam Moore as Stanley Kowalski(Photo @dabva)The Teatro Colón has announced its 2019 season, which will include barihunk David Adam Moore as Stanley Kowalski in Andre Previn’s A Streetcar Named...
View ArticleRyan Speedo Green to be featured on "60 Minutes"
Ryan Speedo GreenRyan Speedo Green will be featured this Sunday, December 9th on "60 Minutes" on CBS. Scott Pelley interviews the American singer about his journey from juvenile detention at age 12,...
View ArticleEvery GRAMMY nominee for "Best Opera Recording" featiures a barihunk
Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Günther Groissböck, Edward Parks & Aubrey AllicockEvery GRAMMY nominee for "Best Opera Recording" featiures a barihunk this year.The nominees, which...
View ArticleBabatunde Akinboboye mixes Rossini and Kendrick Lamar
Bobby AkinboboyeCheck out Nigerian-American barihunk Babatunde "Bobby" Akinboboye as he mixes Rossini's Largo al factotum with some Kendrick Lamar. Akinboboye has performed with the Los Angeles Opera,...
View ArticleMichael Hewitt discusses his fitness e-book "Cheat Codes"
Michael HewittBarihunk and fitness guru Michael Hewitt has written an e-book called Cheat Codes, which is about getting a lean body, focusing your mind and having unlimited energy. We interviewed him...
View ArticleReader Submission: Finnish Barihunk Markus Suihkonen
Markus Suihkonen(photos: Vilja Tamminen)Our latest reader submission is 25-year-old Finnish bass Markus Suihkonen, who someone spotted as The Herald in Bayerische Staatsoper production of Verdi's...
View ArticleJohn Viscardi headlines popular Philly Christmas concert
John Viscardi (photo: Arielle Donneson)The Philadelphia Orchestra will present its popular "Glorious Sound of Christmas®" from December 20-23 this year. It will feature American barihunk John Viscardi...
View ArticleBenjamin Appl announces first U.S. recital tour
German barihunk Benjamin Appl, who has become one of the leading lieder recitalists in the world, has announced his first U.S. tour.He will begin his tour in New York City for three nights at the Park...
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