Enjoy Tobias Greenhalgh for free on the waterfront

James Valenti & Tobias Greenhalgh

Two of the most beautiful faces in opera will be on stage together this Saturday, December 14th, when the Palm Beach Opera presents its first ever free Opera @ the Waterfront concert.  Hunkentenor James Valenti (who we've snuck on this site a few times) and PBO young artist Tobias Greenhalgh will be part of this afternoon concert at the Meyer Amphitheatre on the Intercoastal Waterway.

The event is free and open to the public. It is recommended that you bring all of the essentials for a picnic in the park. There are also $100 VIP tickets available, which include reserved seating refreshments and parking. The concerts begins at 12:30 PM at 104 Datura Street in West Palm Beach.

 

Barihunk Tobias Greenhalgh is currently a member of the Palm Beach Opera Young Artist Program. This season, Greenhalgh will be performing the role of Leo Stein in Ricky Ian Gordon’s new opera Twenty-Seven starring Stephanie Blythe at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. The opera tells the story of Gertrude Stein’s life in Paris between World War I and World War II at her famous home at 27 Rue de Fleurus.

 

Greenhalgh is a recent graduate of Juilliard, where he earned both his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Vocal Performance. He and fellow barihunk John Brancy are co-creators of “Operation Superpower,” a superhero opera for kids, which was recently featured on a PBS Newshour special on entrepreneurship in the classical arts.

Watch the Barihunk Superheroes unleash their superpower

Barihunk Superheroes John Brancy & Tobias Greenhalgh

We've covered the groundbreaking work of barihunks John Brancy and Tobias Greenhalgh with "Operation Superpower." The program uses their love of classical music to teach young students about their own unique superpowers.

The two singers joined by pianist Peter Dugan and composer Armand Ranjbaran focus on courage, hope, honesty, imagination, and friendship to deal with the topic of bullying and helping kids find their own inner strengths. The group is marketing their program as a school assembly program and they have performed in Peoria, Illinois, as well as schools throughout New York State. 

We thought that you'd enjoy seeing the two in action with the school kids in this latest video posted on YouTube. You can check out the program's website HERE. 

Tobias Greenhalgh raising money for kids with life-threatening illnesses

Tobias Greenhalgh

Three weeks ago, we posted about John Brancy and Tobias Greenhalgh appearing on the PBS NewsHour episode "Artists Learn Art of Business to Brave Tough Economic Times." The two singers were featured for their mutual involvement with "Operation Superpower," which uses their love of classical music to teach young students about their own unique superpowers.

Tobias Greenhalgh has decided to use his "superpowers" to good use on September 28th. He is going to run in the the Hamptons Marathon for the New York City based "Friends of Karen" charitable organization under the auspice of "Operation Superpower." The non-profit group "Friends of Karen" provides emotional, financial and advocacy support for children with a life-threatening illness and their families, in order to help keep them stable, functioning and able to cope.

The budding barihunk has set up a Indiegogo account to raise $1,000 for the cause. We're pitching in $100 and are encouraging our readers to help him reach his goal (and, hopefully, far exceed it).Click HERE and donate NOW!!!

Don't forget to check out his business partner John Brancy on YouTube with his winning performance from the Marilyn Horne Song Competition.