Italian Barihunk Barber at La Fenice

Mirco Palazzi

Teatro La Fenice in Venice is performing Rossini's comic masterpiece "Il barbiere di Siviglia" with a cast full of Italian barihunks. La Fenice is rotating casts and almost all of the low voice roles are filled by barihunks, including those that we don't generally associate with sexy singers, like Don Basilio and Bartolo. Figaro is being sung by Giorgio Caoduro, who has appeared frequently on this site, and Christian Senn will perform in the alternate cast. Don Basilio will be shared by Mirco Palazzi and Luca Dall'Amico, while Omar Montanari will be one of the Bartolos.

Luca Dall'Amico and Giorgio Caoduro

Tickets can be purchased on the La Fenice website, where you can also find additional cast and performance information. We also recommend that you visit Giorgio Caoduro's website, where you can find some wonderful sound clips, including the Barber's famous "Largo al factotum." Here is Mirco Palazzi singing Don Basilio's aria "La calunnia":



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The Don Giovanni That Almost Wasn't

When we got word that the Don Giovanni in Venice with Markus Werba was being canceled because of the Italian labor strike we were devastated. However, in typical Italian fashion, the performances finally were continued and one of the world's sexiest Don's took the stage.

Here is some rehearsal video:



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Markus Werba's Sexy Don Giovanni in Lyon

We're adding Markus Werba to our list of the world's sexiest Don Giovanni's, which includes Randal Turner, Mariusz Kwiecien, Simon Keenlyside, Martin Achrainer, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Lucas Meachem, Matthew Worth, Nmon Ford and others. Werba is finally emerging as a major star in opera in Europe, America and Japan, where he is wildly popular.



The Austrian singer has also scored huge successes with two other Mozart roles, Papageno in Magic Flute and Guglielmo in Così fan tutte. He'll be returning to the role of Papageno next year in Vienna, where he joins fellow barihunk Günther Groissböck, who is singing Sarastro. On May 18th, he opens in Don Giovanni opposite barihunk Alex Esposito's Leporello at the stunning Teatro la Fenice. He returns to Lyon in March 2011 to reprise his success in Don Giovanni.



Make sure to watch the highlight trailer below from Lyon.

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