Shirtless Competition for Nathan and Teddy

Coming to the United States from the Theater Basel is some competition for those barihunks who like to sing shirtless. Meet Stefan Kocan, who will make his American debut early next year at The King in Aida at the Metropolitan Opera.

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Happy Birthday, Erwin Schrott

[Pictured with his wife soprano Anna Netrebko on a holiday card from http://anna-netrebko.blogspot.com]

Uber-Barihunk Erwin Schrott turns 36 today and this site would like to wish him a Happy Birthday! Erwin, if you're honoring the old tradition of a birthday spanking, I think we have plenty of volunteers.

Also, in the Bradelina tradition, we're now dubbing you and your wife Schrottko.

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Jesse Blumberg Will Make Your Trumpet Sound

[Color photo by Cory Weaver; B&W photo by Nick Granito]

I went to hear Jesse Blumberg sing Handel's Messiah with the American Bach Soloists and he sounded as good as he looks. His delivery of the line, "...but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his Glory shall be seen upon thee" was the greatest that I've ever heard live or recorded. His closing piece, "The trumpet shall sound" was truly magnificent, made all the better by him cutting a mean figure in his tuxedo.

He is performing it again tonight at Jackson Hall in Davis, California at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased either by calling (530) 754-2787 or (866) 754-2787, or going to www.mondaviarts.org.

Blumberg was scheduled to reprise his role in the Grapes of Wrath, but Opera Pacific has become a victim of the economic crisis. Hopefully, somebody will hire him to sing a barihunk role to fill the void on his calendar.

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Christopher Maltman's See-Through Pants

Thankfully, this video of Christopher Maltman singing Tobias Picker's "Thérèse Raquin" leaves very little to the imagination.

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Christopher Maltman for $10

Linda tells Barihunks that the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society is having a $10 ticket sale for selected concerts including Christopher Maltman's March 23rd recital. The tickets normally sell for $23 and the offer is only good for one day.

Here's the link: http://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/march-2009/product/christopher-maltman-baritone-kimmel-center/

Of course, this is really just an excuse to post another shirtless photo of Christopher Melt Me.

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Hot Pole Dancing in NY

Mariusz "Hot Pole" Kwiecien is burning up the stage as Marcello at the Met dancing and singing with his friends Colline, Schaunard and Rodolfo in La Boheme. He'll continue at the Met in Lucia di Lammermoor before returning to Poland and the barihunk role that he would own were it not for Erwin Schrott: Don Giovanni.

Above is a picture of him performing Don Giovanni at the Royal Opera House in London and two pictures of him enjoying New York.

Tickets for La Boheme at the Met can be purchased at http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/season/single/reserve.aspx?perf=10017

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Martha Stewart's Barihunk Nephew

Keen-eyed Anonymous points out the barihunk Christopher Herbert, who has one of the sexiest posts on this blog, is the nephew of Martha Stewart. In this photo from MSNBC, they are shown together at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Bridge Dedication Gala on November 19, 2008.

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