Barihunk Duo Touring Agrippina with Joyce DiDonato
Luca Pisaroni, Joyce DiDonato and Andrea MastroniBarihunk Luca Pisaroni and bass-barihunk Andrea Mastroni are hitting the road with "honorary barihunk" Joyce DiDonato in Handel's Agrippina.Pisaroni is...
View ArticleFabio Lesuisse sings in Dido & Aeneas (and models for ad)
Barihunk Fabio Lesuisse and mezzo Rina Hirayama(Photo: Theater Aachen)Germany's Theater Aachen near the Belgian border managed to get our attention with their gorgeous poster for Purcell's Dido &...
View ArticleEdwin Crossley-Mercer in first performance of Hippolyte et Aricie in Zurich
Edwin Crossley-Mercer in Hippolyte et Aricie(Photo: T+T Fotografie)Barihunk Edwin Crossley-Mercer performed Thésée in the first performance of Jean-Philippe Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie at the Zurich...
View ArticleEvan Hughes steps in at Semperoper; Making role debut in NY
Evan Hughes as Somnus(Photos: Komische Oper and Leela Roos)Barihunk Evan Hughes, who created quite a sensation as Somnus in Handel's Semele at the Komische Oper in Berlin last year, is stepping in to...
View ArticleZachary Gordin running the show and putting on a show at Festival Opera
Zachary GordinBarihunk Zachary Gordin has worn many hats in his operatic career, from teacher, coach, manager and, of course, singer. His latest endeavor will be as Artistic Director of Festival Opera...
View ArticleAdrian Tamburini to make role debut in Bluebeard's Castle
Adrian TamburiniAustralian barihunk Adrian Tamburini will make his role debut in Béla Bartók’s Bluebeard'sCastle with Pure Harmony Music & Events. He will perform the piece on July 2, 6, 10 and...
View ArticleTristan Hambleton to open Opéra de Lille season in Purcell rarity
Tristan Hambleton(from artist's website)British barihunk Tristan Hambleton will open the Opéra de Lille season in Henry Purcell's rarely performed The Indian Queen. He'll be joined by Anna Dennis, Hugo...
View ArticleJoseph Lattanzi in free concert and world premiere
Joseph Lattanzi (Photos from artist website)Barihunk Joseph Lattanzi will be one of the featured stars of Cincinnati Opera's free Opera in the Park concert on June 9th. He'll be joined at Washington...
View ArticleBarihunk duo on world premiere of Stonewall
Joseph Charles Beutel and Brian James MyerThe New York City Opera continues its Pride Initiative of producing an LGBT-focused work each June in commemoration of Gay Pride Month with the premiere of...
View ArticlePaul La Rosa stars in "grave" performance of Dido & Aeneas
Paul La Rosa as AeneasBarihunk Paul La Rosa will star as Aeneas in an adaptation of Henry Purcell's "Dido & Aeneas" at the historic catacombs at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. The...
View ArticleEdwin Crossley-Mercer to appear at Carnegie Hall
Edwin Crossley-MercerWe recently posted about Edwin Crossley-Mercer's amazing performances in Rameau's rarely performed Hippolyte et Aricie in Zurich. We teased in that post that he was coming to...
View ArticleRafael Fingerlos joins Imogen Cooper for Schubertiade
Burg Mauterndorf and Rafael FingerlosAustrian barihunk Rafael Fingerlos will join the legendary pianist Imogen Cooper for Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin on July 20th. The performance will at the...
View ArticleBarihunk duo join SF Symphony for semi-staged Ravel opera
Kelly Markgraf and Michael Todd SimpsonBarihunks Michael Todd Simpson and Kelly Markgraf will join the San Francisco Symphony in a semi-staged performance of Ravel’s L’Enfant et les sortilèges (The...
View ArticleReader Submission: Bernhard Hansky
Bernard Hansky (Photo: Matthias Creutziger)A reader alerted us to barihunk Bernhard Hansky, who hails from Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany near the Polish border.He was joined the opera studio at the...
View ArticleBarihunks rotate lead in Opera Philadelphia world premiere
Theo Hoffman and Johnny Herford(photo: Maximilian Führig)Barihunks Theo Hoffman and Johnny Herford will share the lead role in composer Philip Venables and librettist Ted Huffman's new opera Denis...
View ArticleBarihunks Galore at 2019 Glimmerglass Festival
Justin HopkinsThe 2019 Glimmerglass Festival kicks off on July 6th with a slew of barihunks, including three for their opening night production of Show Boat.The Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II...
View ArticleJonathan Beyer to appear on "Worst Cooks in America"
Jonathan BeyerBarihunk Jonathan Beyer will appear as a "recruit" on the Food Network's popular show "Worst Cooks in America." You can begin watching the latest challenge on August 4th.The show takes 12...
View ArticleSimon Keenlyside to appear at Wigmore Hall
Simon Keenlyside as GolaudPhoto: Wiener Staatsoper GmbH / Michael PöhnFan favorite barihunk Simon Keenlyside will appear at Wigmore Hall on July 26th joined by five British jazz musicians.Keenlyside...
View ArticleGeorg Festl turns heads with sexy Golaud in Freiburg
Georg Festl in Pelléas et Mélisande(Photo: Rainer Muranyi)German barihunk Georg Festl certainly caught the attention of the audience with his sexy, oft-shirtless performance of Golaud in Debussy's...
View ArticleTobias Greenhalgh to make role debut in Pagliacci
Tobias Greenhalgh and Boston's Memorial Ice RinkBarihunk Tobias Greenhalgh will make his role debut as Silvio in Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci with the Boston Lyric Opera this Fall. It will be the...
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