The Platonic ideal of the barihunk has arrived, and his name is John Chest. The 25-year-old dreamboat is the winner of the 2010 Stella Maris International Vocal Competition, where he sang music by Rossini, Korngold, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Britten. According to a charmingly phrased press release, “Chest was put forward by the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, where he is a member of the Opera Studio.” Another glimpse of Chest, after the jump.

John Chest as Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte at the Merola Opera Program at San Francisco Opera. (Photo: Kristen Loken Anstey)

Portraits: Kuba Swietlik.

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