The Hot Pole Re-Emerges

MARIUSZ KWIECIEN

THE "HOT POLE" IN THE MET'S CARMEN


Opera Plus recently ran this interview with Barihunks favorite Mariusz Kwiecien.

We've also added a photo from his recent potrayal of Escamillo in the Met's Carmen, which is being shown in movie theaters around the world. You can click HERE for more information.

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This and That

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DAVID ADAM MOORE

David Adam Moore will perform in an opera workshop of Conrad Cumming's new American opera "The Golden Gate" this weekend in New York City. Click HERE for more information.
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DOUG CARPENTER


Doug Carpenter is beginning his run in Camelot at the Pasadena Playhouse, which has the following disclaimer: "Camelot is recommended for mature audiences due to adult content and themes." We heard that there is "tasteful nudity." Click HERE for ticket and performance information.
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LEE POULIS

Lee Poulis was named Bester Nachwuchsänger (Best Young Singer) by Die Welt's annual survey of German music critics.
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PALLE KNUDSEN

LAURENCE MEIKLE

Lastly, we think Laurence Meikle and Palle Knudsen, neither of whom have appeared on this site before, are both really sexy and deserve a posting.
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Nicholas Masters

The Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia continues to churn out barihunks like Beyonce churns out hit songs. Meet Nicholas Masters, an adorable bass who recently performed in Monteverdi's "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria" and Puccini's "La Boheme" at Wolf Trap Opera. At AVA he has performed in Lucia di Lammermoor, Falstaff and Anna Bolena.

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Luca Pisaroni in a Cosi that takes a Village (People)

Poor Luca Pisaroni had to look like the cop from Village People in this production of Cosi fan tutte from Paris. However, he sings beautifully with soprano Rinat Shaham in this rehearsal video. One year ago we posted pictures of Luca Pisaroni sporting a different and more buff look in a production of Hercules.

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Christopher Temporelli

The adorable barihunk Christopher Temporelli is ringing in the New Year with some YouTube videos and some new publicity shots [see above photo]. Fans of Temporelli can see him at the Lake George Opera this year, where he will perform in Donizetti's "Viva La Mamma (Le Convenienze ed Inconvenienze Teatrali) and portray Zuniga in Carmen.



Here he is performing Handel's famous Largo. You can also hear him on YouTube singing "Aprite un po quegli occhi" from Mozart's Figaro, Tu lo sai by Giuseppe Torelli and the old standard "Danny Boy."



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A CD For Baritone/Barihunk Lovers

[Duncan Rock with Dmitri Hvorostovsky]

[Laurence Meikle]


Imagine our great joy when we learned that the independent label Zoom had released a recording of Elgar's "The Fringes of the Fleet." This is a rarely performed piece based on poetry by Rudyard Kipling scored for four baritones and orchestra.

The folks at Zoom also managed to nab four attractive young barihunks, Duncan Rock, Laurence Meikle, Nicholas Lester and the supremely talented Roderick Williams. The work was a huge success when it premiered in 1917, but has been lost to time. Let's hope that some performance venue resurrects the work.

You can find the CD on the carousel to the right.

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Wes Mason on "Before Night Falls"

One of our favorite opera companies in the United States is the Ft. Worth Opera. They always combine great repertoire with wonderful young singers. Once again, they've put together a great season with Don Giovanni, The Elixir of Love, and the world premiere of Before Night Falls.

Every year the opera world is abuzz about a new opera and this year it appears to be Jorge Martin's "Before Night Falls" about the gay Cuban counter-revolutionary Reinaldo Arena. They have engaged the hunky Wes Mason to take on the title role in his first leading role on a major stage. From what we've heard of Mason, he will undoubtedly be a smash hit. Here is some video of the emerging barihunk singing and talking about the role.

By the way, the other operas at Ft. Worth have their fair share of barihunks, as well. Don Giovanni has Michael Todd Simpson in the title role, fresh off his critically acclaimed performance in the Tales of Hoffman at The Met. His sidekick will be Tom Corbeil who created quite a sensation on this site when he first appeared last year. Even the Elixir of Love has the adorable Christopher Bolduc cast as Belcore.