A Little S&M Between Our Sexiest Don Giovanni and Masetto?

[Top Photo: Randal Turner backstage; Bottom: Vittorio Prato headshot]

Regular readers of Barihunks might recall that Randal Turner was voted our sexiest Don Giovanni in the world beating out rakish studs like Erwin Schrott and Mariusz Kwiecien. Unfortunately, the only video of him comes from a 2005 production in Pisa where they must have been conserving energy, as the entire production was seemingly shot in the dark. Here he is with the Masetto of fellow barihunk Vittorio Prato singing "Meta di voi" from Act II, Scene I.

Randal Turner turns to a little S&M at the end of this video, giving Masetto a good lashing. It's a bit ironic, since Zerlina sings "Batti, batti, o bel Masetto, la tua povera Zerlina" which translates to: "Beat me, dear Masetto, beat your poor Zerlina." It's nice to see the Don give it back to Masetto. Perhaps Masetto will start singing, "Batti, batti, o bel Giovanni."

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Sexiest Don Giovanni Contest a Landslide: Randal Turner

Everyone loves a Cinderella story, which was a lot of the appeal of Slumdog Millionaire. The quirky little movie grabbed America's hearts and swept the Academy Awards against the big budget Hollywood blockbusters.

For the same reason, it was fun to see Randal Turner who sings in smaller houses sweep the competition in our "Sexiest Don Giovanni" contest. Trained as both a singer and a dancer his sexy moves on stage captivated our readers. He beat out runner-ups Simon Keenlyside and Mariusz Kwiecien, two of the reigning Don's in the world today.

Amazingly, Turner has only performed Don Giovanni in Pisa, which is where the two screen caps come from (sorry about the quality, I couldn't find photos from the production). Hopefully, we'll see him perform this role in a more opera houses. (Anyone out there casting a Don Giovanni?). His other Mozart roles include Gugliemo in Cosi and the Great Mass.

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