From the technical standpoint San Francisco Opera’s Billy Budd was pretty much flawless.
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Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
Barihunk John Chest headlines San Francisco Opera’s Billy Budd in the fall of 2019.
La Cieca regrets to say it’s time to step back from the gratuitous display of bare skin in opera.
“City Opera invites you, our fans, to march with the artists who create the operas you love.”
“Baritone Jarrett Ott (bottom) in Philadelphia, with current boyfriend Adam Franklin (top)…”
Baltimore Ravens place kicker Justin Tucker may or may not be giving up his day job any time soon.
I always think of Don Giovanni as half of the greatest opera ever written. Or, actually, about 2/3 of the greatest opera ever written.
La Cieca has just heard that Joseph Kaiser, due to unforeseen circumstances, will not be able to participate in Sunday’s Voce recital.
Recently, opera showed up at both Mets, the Metropolitan Opera and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Has Los Angeles Opera mentioned lately that Billy Budd has an all-male cast?
“Richard Bernstein is a very good-looking guy, even with his clothes on.”
The pictured Zachary Gordin is only one (or, at most, three) of the plethora of pinups provided by this year’s 2014 Barihunks Charity Calendar, on sale now with all proceeds going to help support young artists and young artist programs.
Putting in a little face time (and what faces!) at Charles Castronovo‘s cabaret at 54 Below last night were barihunk trifecta Erwin Schrott, Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ildar Abdrazakov.
Happy birthday to baritone Zachary Gordin, cover boy for this year’s Barihunk Wall Calendar.
Karol Szymanowski’s 1926 King Roger was the sleeper hit of SFO’s season, not so much for its weird, mystical theme and feeble libretto but because the music is powerfully effective.
Prepare to swoon, cher public, as the Bayerische Staatsopera presents yet another of their hunk-o-rama webcasts, Eugene Onegin, starring Simon Keenlyside and Pavol Breslik.
