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.

Lee Poulis: "The Elixir of Love Those Shorts"

These photos are from a performance of the Elixir of Love at Theater Bonn, where barihunk Lee Poulis was performing as Belcore. Although we have no doubt that this talented young singer has a great career ahead of him, he can always work as a Calvin Klein underwear model if things don't work out.

Poulis is currently in Gelsenkirchen through June 27 playing Lord Mountjoy in Britten's "Gloriana." Although Poulis appears to be fully dressed in Gloriana, we did find this video still from the production. We're not quite sure who this is, but it seems tantalizing enough to add to this post and it's consistent with our underwear theme.

If legs aren't your thing, here are some shots of Lee Poulis in a suit and showing off his arms as Papageno (also from Bonn).

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