"Johnny Depp of Opera" Takes Over at San Francisco Opera

Kostas Smoriginas & Luca Pisaroni

One would never know that the San Francisco Opera faced budget cuts like every other opera company, as they have opened their season with critically acclaimed performances of Aida, Werther and Le Nozze di Figaro. The first cast of Nozze just wrapped up with the stunning Susanna of Danielle de Niese, barihunk Lucas Meachem as Count Almaviva and Figaro of Luca Pisaroni. The second cast looks just as promising with barihunk Kostas Smoriginas replacing Pisaroni.

The Lithuanian singer is known as the "Johnny Depp of Opera" and he promises to match, if not exceed Pisaroni's, sexy portrayal of Figaro.

Kostas Smoriginas: "Johnny Depp of Opera"

Smoriginas recently wowed audiences at Covent Garden with his Colline and debuted his searingly hot Escamillo at the Israeli Opera. Although this is his debut with the San Francisco Opera, he has previously sung Figaro in the U.S. with the Washington National Opera.

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Mirco Palazzi Sings Rossini

Mirco Palazzi

Enjoy the latest video of Mirco Palazzi singing Rossini's "Demetrio e Polibio" in Pesaro. This was recorded in August 2010 with Corrado Rovaris conducting.



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Who is this bearded mystery man?

Can you name this barihunk who regularly appears on our site? Use the comments link below.

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Cutlip Talks About Enrico

The Seattle Opera Blog has an interview with barihunk Philip Cutlip, who is singing Enrico in their production of Lucia di Lammermoor. You can read the entire interview HERE. Performances run from October 16-30 with alternating casts.

Visit the Seattle Opera website for ticket and cast information.

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Puss in Boots Opens with Craig Verm

Craig Verm in "Puss in Boots"

We recently ran a post about the U.S. premiere of Xavier Montsalvatge's opera “El Gato Con Botas” (“Puss in Boots”) at the New Victory Theater.

Here is the New York Times review. We particularly love the New York Post review by the beloved James Jorden, which describes Verm as a barihunk, defined as "a grand opera voice in a soap opera body." That's a classic line, which we can already admit will be recycled. You can read Jordan's review HERE.

Barihunk Steven Labrie will alternate performances with Craig Verm.

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Rodion Pogossov Heading to Galway

Russian barihunk Rodion Pogossov who has won over audiences at The Met with performances of Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Harlequin in Ariadne auf Naxos and Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, is heading off to Galway, Ireland. The striking singer will perform in the 30th Gala Concert for Music at Galway on October 16th with soprano Evelina Dobraceva.

For more information visit the Town Hall Theatre website.

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Nathan Gunn: "Intense charisma and a voice like honey"

Read Richard Scheinin's review in the San Jose Mercury News of Nathan Gunn's opening night with the Symphony Silicon Valley.

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