Teddy Tahu Rhodes Does City Beat

An awesome article from Cincinnati's City Beat perpetuates our endless fascination with all things Teddy Tahu Rhodes, where we get details of his Maori-inspired tattoo, and a confession that he's 'totally flummoxed by the clamor about his good looks and charismatic stage presence'. C'mon Teddy...if you got it, flaunt it! Ain’t no shame in the game. 

Tonight those lucky patrons of the Cincinnati Opera get to see Rhodes star as Guglielmo in la prima of Mozart's Così fan tutte, with direction set in 1930s Hollywood. Rhodes, heart made of gold, waxes chivalric on da Ponte's libretto:

"It's actually quite dark," Rhodes admits. "The idea of tricking the other's partner doesn't sit well now. I'd have great difficulty if the music wasn't so great and it wasn't so much fun."

O teddy…you could be improvisationally singing the libretto in Icelandic for all we care. in bocca al lupo tonight!