Operagasm hosts "Sexiest Singer" online poll

Zachary Gordin as he appears on the Barihunks Calendar cover

Operagasm is hosting an online poll to see who the sexiest singers are in the world, as well as best afro, hottest red head, best "ma" in Una voce poco fa, best baritone claw and top bitch.

Three baritones are up for hottest male singer, including our 2013 Barihunks Charity Calendar oversize edition coverboy Zachary Gordin, Keith Miller and Erwin Schrott. They are pitted against tenor Noah Stewart and James Valenti (both of whom we've snuck onto Barihunks, because they are barihunk hot!).

The best baritone claw competition, has claw extraordinaire Michael Todd Simpson pitted against the less formidable claws of Luca Grassi, Gunther Groissboeck, Mariusz Kwiecien and Stephanie Blythe. 

You can go HERE to vote.

But before you do, click on the button below and order your calendar featuring Zachary Gordin and 13 other hotties.

Oversize version with Zachary Gordin on the cover:

Regular size version with Craig Verm on the cover and Zachary Gordin inside:

Opening Night at Dallas Opera (and Houston, Syracuse and in one week, Knoxville)

Luca Grassi & Elena Mosuc

The Dallas Opera is kicking of its 2011-2012 “Tragic Obsessions” season tonight with Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor." The evening will include red carpet arrivals and a sumptuous post-opera black tie reception.

The big news for us is the long-awaited American operatic debut of Italian barihunk Luca Grassi. We've been pleading for someone to hire this amazing performer for years, so kudos to the Dallas Opera. He's a major talent and sure to be a hit with U.S. audiences with his raw sexual appeal and rich, lusterous baritone.

Grassi won the City of Rome competition and made his debut there as Germont in La traviata. He appeared at the reopening of the Gran teatro La Fenice in Venice as Germont in "La traviata." He has been a regular guest at the Festival della Valle d’Itria where he has sung the title roles in Massenet’s "Werther" (Baritone version) and Piccini’s "Roland" as well as Saint-Bris in "Les Huguenots." Upcoming engagements include Renato in "Un ballo in maschera"; Ezio in "Attila" in St. Gallen, "La traviata" in Leipzig, Florence and Montreal; and "Carmen" in Las Palmas.



Ticket for the remaining performances are available at the Dallas Opera website. For those who can't get tickets, the Dallas Opera in partnership with AT&T Performing Arts Center will present a free, live simulcast of the evening’s performance in Sammons Park. The simulcast will include English language subtitles.

You can read an interview with Luca Grassi at the Theater Jones website.  

Opening Night Hunks: Nathan Gunn, Mark Womack & Jonathan Boehr

It's also opening night at the Houston Grand Opera and the Syracuse Opera. Houston is performing Rossini's "Barber of Seville" with fan favorite Nathan Gunn as the Barber and Kyle Ketelsen as Don Basilio. We should also mention that the Houston Culture Map wrote a nice piece on Nathan Gunn that included a lovely mention of Barihunks (although we don't think of ourselves as a bit"hilarious")

We've already reported on Jonathan Boehr being part of the Syracuse Opera's performance of Verdi's "La traviata," but it's certainly worth a reminder.

We should also mention the Knoxville Opera opening night festivities begin in one week with a "La traviata" that included Mark Womack.

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Dallas Opera Announces That Luca Grassi To (Finally) Make U.S. Debut

Luca Grassi

We've been singing the praises of Luca Grassi since the inception of this site in 2007. It's amazing to us that no American opera house has engaged this compelling singer and actor until now. The Dallas Opera in announcing their 2011-2012 is trumpeting the debut of the hunky Italian as their Lord Ashton in the company's revival of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor."

Lucia di Lammermoor will open at the beautiful Winspear Opera house on October 21st and run through November 6th. The Dallas Opera will also perform Tristan und Isolde, The Magic Flute and La Traviata. For additional cast and performance information, please visit their website. 

Grassi, who originally trained to be an engineer, can next be seen in Leipzig's "La Traviata" 

Luca Grassi in St. Gallen's "Lucia" from 2007:



By the way, we loved that the Dallas Opera gave a shout out to Barihunks in their press release announcing their new season!

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