opera body

[Gymini29]

Not sure how many of you are opera fans, or may have caught the Met's Magic Flute on PBS... but one of the leads in that production is Nathan Gunn and, if I say so myself....what a hunk!
check out....

http://www.nathangunn.com/index.php

[agreatguy6]

God, I was going to watch it, but the news took first priority.

oh well....

[Yachirobi]

Man, I'd love to see that--even if he wasn't in it.

When is he going to take a stab at Hollywood? I know it might dilute his opera career but I think he should appear in at least one movie. He's gorgeous and, being an opera star, he's an acomplished actor so he needs to try it.

[Stoneman]

There are bodybuilders featured in "Anna Nicole" at BAM this season if you don't mind sitting through a few hours of a terrible trash-camp opera to see them.

[Mdlftr]

Originally Posted by Stoneman

There are bodybuilders featured in "Anna Nicole" at BAM this season if you don't mind sitting through a few hours of a terrible trash-camp opera to see them.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.1459886

Here's a review of the new opera, "Anna Nicole" about Anna Nicole Smith. The production is at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

It does not say anything about the bodybuilders Stoneman mentioned, so I assume they are either men's chorus, or, more likely, supernumeraries (extras).

The role of Howard Marshall, Anna Nicole's octogenarian wealthy husband, is played by Robert Brubaker. Mr. Brubaker has appeared at the Washington National Opera.

Mdlftr

[Shade]

If we're going for a whole opera muscle theme may I recommend this link: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattortile/o...-you-right-now

My personal favourite is Duncan Rock who often performs with the English National Opera. None of them are that big, but they are pleasantly more muscled than you typically see with that style of performer.

[CelticMuscle]

Here's the Esgee Entertainment's Mikado (from the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera of the same name) from 2008



In fact, being a bodybuilder helps you become a good singer (especially for volume), and if anyone should know it's our very own MuscleBaz

[arpeejay]

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[Mdlftr]

I saw the Washington National "Opera in the Outfield" this spring. They were doing "Showboat". I don't remember his name, but the baritone singing "Old Man River" was both auditorially and visually impressive!

Tall (6'2" or 6'3"), broad shoulders, big chest and arms, small waist - he really brought presence to the role!

[CelticMuscle]

Originally Posted by Mdlftr

I saw the Washington National "Opera in the Outfield" this spring. They were doing "Showboat". I don't remember his name, but the baritone singing "Old Man River" was both auditorially and visually impressive!

Tall (6'2" or 6'3"), broad shoulders, big chest and arms, small waist - he really brought presence to the role!

Here's a pic of the cast, can you pick him out?

[bigdave]

The Covent Garden production of Salome featured a big buff bodybuilder completely naked as the executioner in the scene depicting the beheading of John the Baptist. It caused a lot of comment (and pictures in the newspapers) here in England.

[Shade]

Originally Posted by bigdave

The Covent Garden production of Salome featured a big buff bodybuilder completely naked as the executioner in the scene depicting the beheading of John the Baptist. It caused a lot of comment (and pictures in the newspapers) here in England.

I'd absolutely forgotten that. One of the better productions of Salome I've ever seen.

[CelticMuscle]

Originally Posted by bigdave

The Covent Garden production of Salome featured a big buff bodybuilder completely naked as the executioner in the scene depicting the beheading of John the Baptist. It caused a lot of comment (and pictures in the newspapers) here in England.

And here is said executioner

[Mdlftr]

Originally Posted by CelticMuscle

Here's a pic of the cast, can you pick him out?

Morris Robinson:

http://www.kennedy-center.org/explor...&source_type=A

An Atlanta native, he is a graduate of The Citadel and received his musical training from the Boston University Opera Institute.

[Mdlftr]

Originally Posted by CelticMuscle

And here is said executioner

....than the English (!!) for sexing things up!!

Washington National Opera caused a stir because Salome's dance with the head of Johannon (John the Baptist) caused the whole stage to be covered with slippery, sticky stage blood. The special effects team filed a hollow head with prosthetic stage blood and plugged the neck with a gelatin core that melted under the hot lights. As Salome danced, more and more of the blood ran out of the head until she was covered in it!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...100806533.html

The part of the executioner was played by Samuel Bing, who could give the English Executioner a run for his money, muscle-wise. He kept his pants on, however!

http://www.bing.com/../indexes/images/search?q=...electedIndex=7

http://blogs.kennedy-center.org/site...ALOME1_074.jpg

I think I like the pictures of the English version better!

[arpeejay]

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[Mdlftr]

Originally Posted by arpeejay

I don't remember this part of Showboat! I must have fallen asleep! I never quite got Ava Gardner's appeal!

xoxo

Richard

THIS is the guy from Showboat:

Morris Robinson:

http://www.kennedy-center.org/explor...&source_type=A

An Atlanta native, he is a graduate of The Citadel and received his musical training from the Boston University Opera Institute.

The Executioner from SALOME is THIS huge dude:

http://blogs.kennedy-center.org/site...ALOME1_074.jpg

Richard, tell the truth -- was this just an excuse for me to post those pictures again?!~

I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell you!

[/\/\usclekid]

Mdlftr, both links don't work.

[tekuno]

Originally Posted by /\/\usclekid

Mdlftr, both links don't work.

I think he copied and pasted them from earlier in the thread (they're both up there if you check) without realizing that vBulletin stupidly truncates URLs in the middle (see the "..." in the center of those links?)

vBulletin doesn't like big chunks of text (presumably because it alters page layout on smaller screens). So it will add spaces if you try to make a single long word: heresareallylongwordwhichiamtypingwithoutanyspaces butnoticethatvbulletinbrokeitupwithspacesagainstmy wisheswhichisreallyreallyannoyingifyoureputtingthi ngsinablockforarealreason. If you do a link with no text -- as in "[url]http://example.com/[/url]" -- or just put in a URL and let it auto-detect it, then the URL is used as the text (the example I just gave would be http://example.com/). But if the URL is longer than its maximum allowed block of text, it will do the stupid "..." thing in the displayed text, although the actual URL in the link will still work. The end result is that you can't just copy and paste links between posts, because they will break by design.

[arpeejay]

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[Mdlftr]

Originally Posted by Mdlftr

....than the English (!!) for sexing things up!!

Washington National Opera caused a stir because Salome's dance with the head of Johannon (John the Baptist) caused the whole stage to be covered with slippery, sticky stage blood. The special effects team filed a hollow head with prosthetic stage blood and plugged the neck with a gelatin core that melted under the hot lights. As Salome danced, more and more of the blood ran out of the head until she was covered in it!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...100806533.html

The part of the executioner was played by Samuel Bing, who could give the English Executioner a run for his money, muscle-wise. He kept his pants on, however!

http://www.bing.com/../indexes/images/search?q=...electedIndex=7

http://blogs.kennedy-center.org/site...ALOME1_074.jpg

I think I like the pictures of the English version better!

.......and kudos to RPJ who articulated why copying links doesn't work!

Even if he doesn't get the appeal of Ava Gardner is "Showboat", I'll forgive him!

Magnanimous Mdlftr