Ildebrando D’Arcangelo joins Carmen cast at L.A. Opera

Ildebrando D’Arcangelo as Escamillo with Anna Netrebko

The Los Angeles Opera has announced that bass-barihunk Ildebrando D’Arcangelo is joining the cast for their performances of Bizet's Carmen, which opens their 2013/14. Performances run from September 21-October 6 and tickets are available online. 

Also joining the cast as the whiny Micaëla is South African soprano Pretty Yende, who won first prize at 2011 Operalia competition. She is replacing Nino Machaidze, who is having her first child with barihunk Guido Loconsolo.

Ildebrando D’Arcangelo sings "Votre toast" from Carmen:

Ildebrando D’Arcangelo is currently singing the title role in Mozart's Don Giovanni at the Theater Bonn. There are two performances remaining on June June 29 and July 14. After that, much of his attention will turn to the comic roles of Rossini, with performances as Alidoro in La Cenerentola at the Vienna State Opera, Selim in Il Turco in Italia at the Bavarian State Opera and Mustafa in L'Italiana in Algeri at the Opéra national de Paris.

Luca Dall'Amico: A shirtless Mustafa

One doesn't think of Mustafa in Rossini's "L'Italiana in algeri" as a barihunk role. It's usually sung by a bariChunk well into his career and more known for his character acting than his abs and pecs. But when Italian barihunk Luca Dall'Amico is cast in the role one can't blame the director for asking him to sing the role shirtless. The only complication might be that Isabella might decide to stay with Mustafa rather than boarding the ship back home.

And who would blame her?

32-year old Luca Dall’Amico was born in Vicenza, Italy and made his operatic début in 2003 at the Verona Arena. His career has been primarily centered in Spain in Italy. He can next be seen on March 10 in Verona perfoming in Gounod's "Romeo et Juliette."

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