Get French with Barihunks Michael Weyandt, Ross Benoliel and Randal Turner

Randal Turner, Francis Poulenc & Michael Weyandt (Clockwise from top left)

We want to remind readers about the Poulenc Cabaret at 8:00 pm on Thursday, February 2 at the Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th Street in New York City. The concert by operamission will include Banalités, Chansons gaillardes, la Courte paille, Les Mamelles de Tirésias (from the opera), plus more settings of Guillaume Apollinaire, Louis Aragon, two cabaret-friendly songs written for Yvonne Printemps, clarinet sonata from 1962, solo piano Improvisation n° 15 and Hommage à Edith Piaf.

Simon Keenlyside sings Poulenc's Hôtel:   

In addition to barihunks Randal Turner, Ross Benoliel and Michael Weyandt, artists include clarinetist Cory Tiffin, pianists Max Midroit and Jennifer Peterson, singers Michelle Jennings, John Carlo Pierce, Marcy Richardson, Kimberly Sogioka and Nicholas Tamagna. Tickets are only $20.

The cast of NYCO's "Prima Donna"

You can also see Randal Turner at New York City Opera where he is appearing in Rufus Wainwright's "Prima Donna." Thanks to a generous gift from The Reed Foundation and The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation all remaining tickets for Prima Donna, as well as La traviata are only $25. What are you waiting for? Visit their website for tickets now. You can also buy Randal Turner's CD of "Living American Composers" by clicking the link below:

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Upcoming NY concerts

There are four amazing concerts coming up in New York City that all feature barihunks.

Michael Kelly

On January 28th, Michael Kelly is part of the Cosmopolis concert at Merkin Concert Hall. The chamber concert includes works by four composers from across the globe written for strings, winds, piano and baritone. Kelly will perform Mohammed Fairouz's song cycle "Furia" written for baritone, string quartet and wind quartet. The program also includes works by Ned Rorem, Kaija Saariaho and Toru Takemitsu.

Click HERE for tickets and additional information.

Randal Turner (top) & Michael Weyandt (bottom

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On February 2, operamission will present and evening of music by Francis Poulenc at the Gershwin Hotel. The concert includes about a dozen performers including barihunks Michael Weyandt, Randal Turner and Ross Benoliel. Randal Turner will be opening in Rufus Wainwright's opera "Prima Donna" at New York City on February 19th. Click HERE for tickets.

Chris Herbert

For all of you lovers out there, New York Polyphony will be performing "A Renaissance Valentine" on February 12 at Columbia University's Miller Theater. The program, which also ventures beyond the Renaissance, includes music by Lassus, Dowland and Purcell. Barihunk Christopher Herbert is part of the ensemble and this group is not be missed. If you haven't seen them yet, grab two tickets and take your favorite valentine.

Tenor Jonas Kaufmann and barihunks Rene Pape and Boaz Daniel

Lastly, we want readers to know about a live broadcast this week of Verdi's "Don Carlo." The performance originally included Mariusz Kwiecien as Rodrigo, but he withdrew due to ongoing issues with his back that he injured during a Met rehearsal of Don Giovanni. The "Hot Pole" will be replaced by Boaz Daniel. Even without Kwiecien, this production still had quite a bit of eye candy, including tenor heartthrob Jonas Kaufman and barihunk Rene Pape.

The performance begins at 5 PM German time (11 AM EST/8 AM PST). Click HERE for the broadcast.

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Watch "Kurt Weill Uncovered: In Cabaret" today

Ross Benoliel

Tonight will be the second night of Kurt Weill Uncovered: In Cabaret from the Gershwin Hotel in New York. If you're not in the Big Apple, once again you can watch it live on Barihunks by clicking below. Barihunk Ross Bonoliel will perform "Unforgettable" by Weill and Ira Gershwin and barihunk Liam Bonner will sing the title song from Weill's "Lost in the Stars."The performance begins at 8 PM/EST.


Live Broadcasting by Ustream

If you missed last week's wonderful concert, you can watch it here:

PART ONE:

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PART TWO:

Video streaming by Ustream

For those interested in some historical footage, here is a clip of Todd Duncan who sang the first performance of Weill's "Lost in the Stars." He also created the role of Porgy in Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess."



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Weill we're at it...Don't miss these concerts (live or online)

Ian Greenlaw

Barihunk Ian Greenlaw has teamed up with soprano Marcy Richardson and the gifted coach and accompanist Jennifer Peterson to produce two nights of Kurt Weill cabaret music. The concerts will take place at the Gershwin Hotel on the next two Fridays, February 11 and 18. Over twenty singers will be performing, including barihunks Liam Bonner and Ross Benoliel.

Liam Bonner

Ross Bonoliel will perform "Unforgettable" and Liam Bonner will sing "Lost in the Stars." For a complete list of artists and songs visit operamission.org.

For those of you outside of the New York area, you'll be able to enjoy the live stream here:

Live streaming video by Ustream

Greenlaw recently made his La Scala debut as the protagonist in Lorin Maazel’s opera 1984.  In the 2010-2011 season he participated in New York City Opera’s production of Intermezzo and performed with Opera Columbus in the Kurt Weill Revue ‘Berlin to Broadway.’  He will sing Handel’s Messiah with the Bach Society of Saint Louis on March 13th and will perform Ricky Ian Gordon’s new one-man opera Green Sneakers with the Adelphi String Quartert in the premiere season of Urban Arias in Washington, D.C. Performances will run from April 1-10. 

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