Hvorostovsky's hometown to honor late singer on his birthday
Statue of Dimitri Hvorostovsky in Krasnoyarsk(Photos: TASS)On October 16th, the city of Krasnoyarsk in Siberia will hold a celebration of the life of Dmitri Hvorostovsky on what would have been his...
View ArticleBarihunk switch in Lyric Opera of Chicago's Don Giovanni
Lucas Meachem as Don GiovanniLucas Meachem will replace Ildar Abdrazakov in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Mozart's Don Giovanni from November 14 - 30. He has previously performed the role...
View ArticleBarihunks galore in Hamburg's Mozart/Da Ponte trilogy; Livestream of Don...
André Schuen and Kyle Ketelson in Don Giovanni(© Brinkhoff/Mögenburg)The Hamburg State Opera kicked off its Mozart/Da Ponte trilogy of opera with the premiere of Don Giovanni on October 20th featuring...
View ArticleBarihunk Trio in New England premiere of Fellow Travelers; Coming to Arizona...
Jesse Darden as Timothy Laughlin and Jesse Blumberg as Hawkins Fuller (Photo by Liza Voll)The Boston Lyric Opera is presenting the New England premiere of Gregory Spears'Fellow Travelers from November...
View ArticleA history of baritones and basses in Pelléas et Mélisande at the Metropolitan...
Kyle Ketelsen as Golaud at the MetWhen barihunk Kyle Ketelsen took the stage at the Metropolitan Opera as Golaud in Debussy's Pelléas and Mélisande earlier this year, he stepped into some big shoes....
View ArticleBarihunk duo in Sibelius' The Tempest
Philip Stoddard and Tobias GreenhalghTobias Greenhalgh will sing Caliban and Philip Stoddard will take on Ferdinand in Sibelius' rarely performed The Tempest with the Oregon Symphony on November 23, 24...
View ArticleBarihunk bliss in Seattle's Eugene Onegin
Michael Adams, John Moore and David LeighIf you want to start off the new year with some barihunk bliss then you might want to head to the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle Opera will be rotating...
View ArticleOpera returns to historic Philly opera house with André Courville
Ezio Pinza and André Courville(photo: Dario Acosta) Opera will return to the Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia for what is believed to be the first time since 1934 when the Academy of Vocal Arts...
View ArticleBarihunk switcharoo continues in Chicago's Don Giovanni
Ryan McKinny(Photo: Robert Millard)Bass-barihunk Ryan McKinny is replacing Davide Luciano in the final three performances of Mozart's Don Giovanni at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, who was scheduled to...
View ArticlePhilippe Sly and Le Chimera Project in klezmer inspired Winterreise
Philippe Sly and Le Chimera Project in WinterreisePhilippe Sly and the Le Chimera Project will reprise their version of Schubert's epic song cycle Winterreise, which they performed to great acclaim in...
View ArticleBarihunk trio touring Lully's rarely performed Isis
Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Philippe Estèphe and Aimery LefèvreLully’s rarely performed Isis will be performed in Paris, Versailles and Vienna with a barihunk trio under the baton of French baroque...
View ArticleWilliam Berger joins Philharmonia Baroque for Judas Maccabaeus
William BergerThe Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra will perform Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus, a loose telling of the story of Hanukkah. Despite telling the story of the Maccabees, it has never quite evolved...
View ArticleHadleigh Adams globetrotting with Handel's Messiah
Hadleigh AdamsBass-barihunk Hadleigh Adams is going to rack up some frequent flyer miles singing Handel's Messiah this holiday season. Fresh off a huge success as Schaunard in Puccini's La boheme at...
View ArticleMariusz Kwiecien cancellations continue
Mariusz Kwiecien in Pearl Fishers and Don GiovanniBarihunk Mariusz Kwiecien continues to cancel performances, including a third cancellation with the Dallas Opera. The company announced that he has...
View ArticleRyan McKinny in world premiere of Rilke Songs with SF Symphony
Ryan McKinnyBass-barihunk Ryan McKinny will be featured along with mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke in the world premiere of Michael Tilson Thomas' composition, "Rilke Songs," a musical setting of lyric poems...
View ArticleChristopher Bolduc makes house debut at Deutsche Oper am Rhein featuring...
Richard Šveda and Christopher BolducAmerican barihunk Christopher Bolduc will make his house debut tonight as Marcello at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein's Theater Duisburg in Puccini's La bohème. Bolduc...
View ArticleHuw Montague Rendall to make role debut as Count Almaviva
Huw Montague RendallBritish barihunk Huw Montague Rendall will be making his role debut as Count Almaviva in Mozart's the Marriage of Figaro at the Opéra national de Lorraine in Nancy, France....
View ArticleSteven LaBrie to make European debut in Rusalka
Steven LaBrie (Center photo: Matt Madison-Clark)American barihunk Steven LaBrie will make his European stage debut in Dvořák's Rusalka with the Tiroler Festspiele Erl on December 26th. A rusalka is a...
View ArticleGeorge Humphreys sings lead drag role in Donizetti's Viva la Diva
George Humphreys' shirtless curtain call at Salzburger Landestheater in OberonBritish barihunk George Humphreys just wrapped up a successful run in Carl Maria von Weber's Oberon at the Salzburger...
View ArticleJohnny Herford in U.K. premiere of Denis & Katya
Johnny HerfordJohnny Herford, who shared the lead role in composer Philip Venables and librettist Ted Huffman's new opera Denis & Katya with fellow barihunk Theo Hoffman in its world premiere at...
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