Opera “Barihunks” Hit a Muscular Note -Toned physiques like Nathan Gunn’s are getting a standing ovation in the genre’s usually buttoned-up world. He told the L.A. Times;  “When [nudity] becomes vulgar, it gets boring … But in opera, what’s interesting is that if it’s done well, if it’s within the context of the story, there’s a subtlety to it that becomes very erotic, especially when it’s coupled with singing.”

“(In September, barihunks.blogspot.com reported that another bare-chested duet by Gunn and Burden in the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s production of “Pearl Fishers” was the most popular video on its YouTube site. “It looks like the Philadelphia Phillies aren’t the only thing that’s hot in the City of Brotherly Love,” the site observed.)”