Nackt und Träume
La Cieca is always quick to encourage the clever use of Photoshop, especially when it involves her two favorite subjects, i.e., opera and naked guys. That's why she strongly recommends a look at the site called Bare Naked Men, where the Vancouver-based "Michael" digitally strips such hunks as William Burden, Nathan Gunn, Simon Keenlyside, David Daniels and Erwin Schrott. (Warning: on the Bare Naked Site, the naughty bits are not digitized, as La Cieca has done on this photo of Mr. Burden. So proceed with caution if you're at work!)
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Uhh...yeah, well...
Where's Mariusz Kwiecien? He's a total hottie.
I'm sure these guys appreciate these flattering enhancements (I do). thanks for the diversion, Cieca.
My Opera Company of Philadelphia coffee mug has the original PG-13 version of this photo (it's from Pearl Fishers, and he's standing next to Nathan Gunn) on it with the note that "Opera Contains Hot Stuff." I got it on 50% off, I wonder why.
Praise, laud, and honor to La Cieca, Prometheus of the Operatic Blogosphere, who bringeth fire to loins of her faithful readers.
I remember that Opera Company of Philadelphia Pearl Fishers (and I have the coffee mug, too) - and William Burden's pecs are bigger than the ones on the guys in the pic La Cieca shows.
David Daniels a "hunk?" From how he looked in LOC's Orfeo I think that ought to make that "chunk." He's got belly and is soft as the Pillsbury dough boy.
This gives the phrase "opera buff" new meaning for me. Peter
Mr. Bookbinder will be posting shirtless photos of himself here on parterre.com later today.
Shirtless photos of moi? I don't think any of you can handle that plus I'm not in the public eye and if I had a doughy, chubby body like David Daniels has I would keep my shirt on!
Well, we could have a contest. All the parterre boys send La Cieca a photo (a real one, not one you collected off of craigslist), and we have a contest to assign the nom de blog. Madame, of course, would have the right to photo edit.
Ah, but then our carefully constructed aura of mystery will be destroyed.
Winpal, THANK GOD for mystery!! However, photos of hunky baritones would be a treat!
And my father never understood why I started loving opera at age 11.
Of course, what did it for me was a picture of Mario del Monaco in Radames drag. Wow and hubba-hubba!
Yes, rysanekfreak, Mario could look rather hunky in one of those little skirts (1955 Norma from Scala) A young Capuchilli (sp?) in the recording photos from Callas's second Lucia--He was sitting all sexy and spread-legged--hubba-hubba! (at around 13 yrs old I knew that I wanted him and that I truly loved opera!!
well I must admit Jess Thomas on the cover of Opera News in an open to the waist Oliver Messel number for the first MET Ariadne got my youthful juices flowing.
And Bookbinder some of us like the chunky bear look, particularly if they can sing Handel to boot.
Yes willym, I remember Jess getting my young juices flowing too! And yes dear David can put his costume under my bed anytime. I'll just tell my partner that he just came over to sing some Handle!
Hell Callasorphan let your partner join in - just pretend its the final trio from Alcina!
Good idea! However, unlike me he hates Handle! Oh well, I'll just have David all to myself
I wonder if anybody ever caught an Opera News edition covering the performances of Franco Corelli performing Werther? Did anybody further LOOK at the basket that italian hottie had? MF'er!!!! Call me nostalgic, but what area the guy displaced in his pants had me hotter than any of the pornflick wannabe's you showed...but that's just my opinion....
By the way, La Cieca, where's the equal time for us Latino Luvers who'd love to see an uncut example out of, oh say...uh...Juan Diego Flores? The possibilities make me need to turn my air conditioning on!
and what about Jose Cura and Mr Alagna - don't they deserve the enhanced look too? - Just remember some of us like think the "soft au natural look" is even more sexy than the rampant rods which all seem to start to look the same :)
opera80221, I saw that photo of Franco Corelli--indeed lovely!!
Yes, daniel I too want to see Cura and Algana along with some others naked!!
Yes, just show 'em all ! We can vote later. Bo Shovhus, anyone?
While I appreciate it - it's totally not Bill! His happy trail wasn't that pronounced. I was the Priest in that production holding on to Bill and Nathan. Oh, the rapture!!!
operaprince, I always wanted to be a costume person that would help some of those singing hunks into or out of their costumes, codpeices, etc
Nathan's thong was such a sight to see...
Callasorphan,
For every Corelli codpiece you might have adjusted in place, there would have been dozens of Pavarotti fart-stained superjumbo tights you would have been forced to carry to the toxic dump site.
I don't think the job would really have been worth it in the long run.
You are oh so right rysanefreak; however, I do have very selective fantasies--bring me ONLY codpeices from HOT hunks staring with Corelli's undies!
Speaking of undies, many, many years a go a dear friend of mine ran into Placido Domningo buying jocky shorts in some departmernt store, For the longest time after that and no matter the topic of conversation, he would turn the conversation around to running into Domingo buying underwear. All of his friends got VERY tired of his story!!
Boxers or briefs?
briefs--ain't that nice?
Tightie whities on Latin men. Yum.
LOTS of fur too--super yum!! Is it getting hot in here? Throw some cold water on me and be quick about it! I'm having severe palpitations!
Mmmm...Roberto Alagna. What? Oh sorry, Um, yeah where's Roberto?? (I'm sure Angie could give us an accurate estimation)
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