Dmitri Hvorostovsky
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Dmitri Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky PAR (Дми́трий Алекса́ндрович Хворосто́вский, 16 October 1962 - 22 November 2017) was a Russian operatic baritone.
Hvorostovsky died on 22 November 2017 in London after a two-and-a-half-year battle with brain cancer
Hvorostovsky made many CD recordings, first with Valery Gergiev for Philips and then with Constantine Orbelian for Delos, and had a number of performances recorded on DVD.
Hvorostovsky's interest in Russian light classical and traditional song led to several recordings including:
Hvorostovsky came to international prominence in 1989 when he won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, beating local favorite Bryn Terfel in the final round. His performance included Handel's "Ombra mai fu" and "Per me giunto...O Carlo ascolta" from Verdi's Don Carlos. His international concert recitals began immediately (London debut, 1989; New York 1990).
His operatic debut in the West was at the Nice Opera in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades (1989). In Italy he debuted at La Fenice as Eugene Onegin, a success that sealed his reputation, and made his American operatic debut with the Lyric Opera of Chicago (1993) in La traviata.
He has since sung at virtually every major opera house, including the Metropolitan Opera (debut 1995), the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, the Berlin State Opera, La Scala and the Vienna State Opera. He is especially renowned for his portrayal of the title character in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin; The New York Times described him as "born to play the role."
In 2002, Hvorostovsky performed at the Russian Children's Welfare Society's major fund raiser, the "Petrushka Ball". He is an Honorary Director of the charity. A tall man with a striking head of prematurely silver hair, Hvorostovsky has achieved international acclaim as an opera performer as well as a concert artist. He was cast in People magazine's 50 most beautiful people, a rare occurrence for a classical musician. His high, medium-weight voice has the typical liquid timbre of Russian baritones.
A recital programme of new arrangements of songs from the World War II era, Where Are You My Brothers?, was given in the spring of 2003 in front of an audience of 6,000 at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, and seen on Russian Television by over 90 million viewers. The same programme was performed with the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra for survivors of the Siege of Leningrad on 16 January 2004.
In later years Hvorostovsky's stage repertoire almost entirely consisted of Verdi operas such as Un ballo in maschera, La traviata and Simon Boccanegra. In 2009 he appeared in Il trovatore in a David McVicar production at the Metropolitan Opera with Sondra Radvanovsky.
In June 2015 Hvorostovsky announced that he had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and canceled all his performances through August. Family representatives said that he would be treated at London's cancer hospital Royal Marsden. In spite of his illness Hvorostovky returned to the stage at the Metropolitan Opera in September as Count di Luna in Il trovatore for a run of three performances opposite Anna Netrebko. He received strong reviews from both critics and audiences for his performance.
Photos Dmitri Hvorostovsky
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DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY’S LAST OPERA?
http://slippedisc.com/2017/10/dmitry-hvorostovskys-last-opera/
From the press release: On November 10, 2017, Delos releases Rigoletto [DE 3522], a new full-length studio recording of Verdi’s beloved opera featuring internationally acclaimed baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky in the title role. Renowned conductor Constantine Orbelian leads the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Men of the Kaunas State Choir, and a distinguished cast including rising star soprano, Nadine Sierra (Gilda); tenor Francesco Demuro (Duke of Mantua); bass Andrea Mastroni, (Sparafucile); and mezzo-soprano Oksana Volkova (Maddalena). The recording also credits the invaluable contribution of Artistic Consultant John Fisher.
You can listen to an audio sample here. Verdi: Rigoletto
https://soundcloud.com/delos-radio/sets/verdi-rigoletto/
Dmitiri Hvorostovsky: A 2017 Met Opera Gala Surprise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZtaEInqOos
Baritone Dmitiri Hvorostovsky, who has been battling a brain tumor that forced a hiatus, surprised the 2017 Metropolitan Opera Gala audience with a performance of “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" from Verdi's "Rigoletto."
Hvorostovsky Makes Surprise Appearance at Met Opera Gala
https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2017-05-08/hvorostovsky-makes-surprise-appearance-at-met-opera-gala
Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky has made an emotional surprise appearance at the Metropolitan Opera gala celebrating the 50th anniversary of the company's move to Lincoln Center in 1966.
By RONALD BLUM, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Dmitri Hvorostovsky walked stiffly toward the center of the stage after the surprise announcement by Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb.
The 54-year-old Russian withdrew in December from all staged opera performances because treatment for a brain tumor diagnosed in June 2015 had caused balance issues. The baritone's shock of white hair perhaps thinner and his cheekbones more pronounced, Hvorostovsky "defied all the odds to be here tonight," Gelb told the formally attired audience of 4,000, which rose for a minute-long standing ovation.
Back on one of the stages where he became famous, Hvorostovsky lit into Rigoletto's second-act aria "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (Courtiers, vile cursed kind)" with the elegant, burnished voice heard at the Met 182 times before. Some in the audience had tears in their eyes, and many pulled cellphones from their glittering handbags to snap photos as he walked through the lobby during intermission.
Hvorostovsky's unscheduled appearance was the highlight of Sunday night's five-hour gala celebrating the 50th anniversary of the company's move to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. After the film overture to Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story," set on the land where Lincoln Center was built, 30 staged arias, ensembles and choruses unfolded that looked back at old stars and ahead with young talent, interspersed with several video segments about the Met.
https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2017-05-08/hvorostovsky-makes-surprise-appearance-at-met-opera-gala
Metropolitan Opera 50th Anniversary Gala Review: Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s Surprise Return Among Many Highlights in a Memorable Night
http://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-50th-anniversary-gala-review-dmitri-hvorostovskys-surprise-return-among-many-highlights-in-a-memorable-night/
Curtain Call in The Met Opera's 50th Anniversary at Lincoln Center 05.07.17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhSzndFPb3k&t=1s
DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY SINGS ON WITH HIS ARM IN A SLING
http://slippedisc.com/2017/06/dmitri-hvorostovsky-sing-on-with-his-arm-in-a-sling/
В Красноярске выступил прославленный артист, наш земляк Дмитрий Хворостовский
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8dfgXA_FbE
Вести.Интервью: гость программы - Дмитрий Хворостовский
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3ltADKDZEw
В Лондоне после продолжительной болезни скончался оперный певец Дмитрий Хворостовский.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSbzy52c03A
Ушел из жизни Дмитрий Хворостовский!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWNVKeKS4WI
Перед смертью Хворостовский лишился голоса
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoSJZTrt9N8
СРОЧНЫЕ НОВОСТИ! Умер Дмитрий Хворостовский! Подробности смерти!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFMUmS2qdMU
Dicitencello vuie Dmitri Hvorostovsky 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z5vc-xEsn4
Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, 55, has Died
https://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2017/11/News/Dmitri_Hvorostovsky.html
DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY
KRASNOYARSK, SIBERIA, OCTOBER 16, 1962—LONDON, ENGLAND, NOVEMBER 22, 2017
SIBERIAN BARITONE DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY, 55, has died following a battle with brain cancer. One of the most elegant and expressive voices in opera, Hvorostovsky passed away this morning at 3:20 a.m. London time. His family released the following statement:
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dmitri Hvorostovsky—beloved operatic baritone, husband, father, son, and friend—at age 55. After a two and a half year battle with brain cancer, he died peacefully at 3:20am GMT on Wednesday, November 22 surrounded by his family at a hospice facility near their home in London, UK. He is survived by his wife, Florence Hvorostovsky, and their two children, Maxim (14) and Nina (10); his twin children, Alexandra and Daniel (21), from a previous marriage; and his parents, Alexander and Lyudmila. Having retired from the opera stage at the end of 2016 due to complications from the tumor, Hvorostovsky made his final public appearance in a “Dmitri and Friends” concert at Austria's Grafenegg Festival in June; in September, he was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of the IV degree, one of the highest non-military honors in his native Russia, for his great contribution to Russian art and culture
Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s voice was like the best kind of embrace—exceptionally warm, powerful but not smothering, drawing you in and not letting go. There was almost no edge to the sound; it was all plush and power and core, giving the illusion of unwavering strength. He stood ramrod-straight, and when he opened his mouth to sing, the long phrase arcs of Verdi or Tchaikovsky or Mozart seemed to roll out undergirded by phenomenal breath control and, presumably, huge natural lung capacity. His pitch was remarkably accurate, so that even American listeners unfamiliar with Russian operas such as Queen of Spades or War and Peace could clearly perceive Yeletsky’s and Prince Andrei’s lines and, underneath them, the harmonic progression the composer was going for. If you understood even a bit of Russian, you could make out every word. Because the text was so clear, and put across in a way that felt so direct and intimate, the vastness of the opera house seemed to disappear, and arias felt more like songs. Conversely, in songs—even “Moscow Windows” on his 2005 album of post-World War II songs Moscow Nights, which sounds like it belongs in the soundtrack of a 1960s James Bond movie—he took great care to keep histrionics to a minimum, making those songs somehow more like arias—less sentimental, and more substantial, meaningful and special.
Hvorostovsky’s voice, combined with his looks—those eyes, and the prematurely silver shock of hair that made him so perfect for Tchaikovsky’s Byronesque lady-killer Eugene Onegin—turned him into a pop-culture idol. People magazine named him one of the world’s fifty most beautiful people in 1991, and he was featured on the popular Barihunks website on the second day of its existence with a link to him singing “Ya vas lyublyu,” from Queen of Spades. In his native Russia, he became the single-name superstar Dima, à la Madonna or Sting. He grew up in the Soviet Union, but unlike singers ten or twenty years his senior, he was lucky to hit his prime just as the U.S.S.R. disbanded and artist travel to the West became easier and more frequent. Thus he became a top name internationally as well, touring on his own and with the Mariinsky Opera and Valery Gergiev at opera houses pretty much everywhere.
In 1989, Hvorostovsky leapt to attention by winning the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Footage from the competition finals—the Verdi arias “Son io, mio Carlo,” from Don Carlo, and “Eri tu,” from Un Ballo in Maschera—demonstrate that already, at twenty-seven, Hvorostovsky had everything in place. He displays the creamy legato, polished phrasing, raw power and aristocratic stage persona for which he would become widely known. His Italian is natural and idiomatic, and it’s obvious he understands the words. His rolled rs are exquisite. His voice is powerful, but it floats, so that it never feels heavy. There is a stillness, a dignified composure, that made him a natural fit for principled characters such as Rodrigo, or rulers such as Simon Boccanegra, the latter recorded in 2015 with Barbara Frittoli (Amelia), Stefano Secco (Gabriele) and Ildar Abdrazakov (Fiesco), with Lithuania’s Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra and State Chorus, led by longtime colleague Constantine Orbelian.
Opera is full of low-voiced fathers and schemers and villains; not every baritone is successful as the love interest, but these characters suited Dima to a tee. His impassioned love arias in the works of Tchaikovsky — Mazeppa’s “O, Marija, Marija!” and Robert’s “Kto mozhet sravnitsa s Matildoi moyei,” from Iolanta—seem to in draw the listener physically, and in Queen of Spades it seems inconceivable that Lisa would resist his rendition of Yeletsky’s “Ya vas lyublu.” As Mozart’s Don Giovanni, he was all suave seduction in “Deh, vieni alla finestra.” He had a special affinity for roles such as the bored aristocrat Eugene Onegin, the princes Yeletsky and Andrei, and Mozart’s Count Almaviva.
Hvorostovsky’s timbre—a bel canto smoothness with chocolate-y Slavic hints—miked and recorded well, and his telegenic face was a boon for TV and HD opera, especialy given his ability to scale down opera-house expressions to the dimensions of the small screen. Like many top-tier opera singers, he performed and recorded music he personally was drawn to, or that he felt wasn’t widely enough known. He seemed to have a new recital disc out every year or two, tackling everything from Russian liturgical music to Shostakovich’s Suite on Poems by Michelangelo and Liszt’s Petrarca Sonnets to music inspired by poetry of Pushkin and songs of Georgy Sviridov. This was all in addition to numerous operatic CDs and DVDs, including gala concerts and arias and duets with singers ranging from Renée Fleming and Anna Netrebko to Olga Borodina and Sondra Radvanovsky.
Life was not all smooth sailing for the baritone. Growing up in Siberia in the late Soviet era was not easy, and Hvorostovsky spoke openly about his struggles in the 1990s with alcohol, which he gave up entirely in 2001. The father of four children from two marriages, he lived happily for many years in London with his second wife, Florence. He retained an intense connection to Russia, however—one that he said grew stronger during the years away. In 2003, he released an album of popular Russian songs from the World War II years, “Where Are You, My Brothers?”. His follow-up 2005 disc, Moscow Nights, featuring popular and deeply sentimental songs from the postwar Soviet era, is nothing short of spectacular. “Kak molodiy my byli” (How Young We Were), with its sweeping violins and key changes, steps right to the edge of taste, but Hvorostovsky somehow imbues it with dignity: he’s sharing it, not selling it. At the end of the song, he dips to a whispery hush, the sound of a grandfather remembering his youth. The CD’s final bonus track, Shostakovich’s “Rodina slyshit” (Motherland hears), features Dmitri both young and old: it starts with a home recording of him singing the song as an eleven-year-old boy, with his father at the piano, then morphs into him singing the song as an adult. It’s not just a look back for Dmitri: to any Russian of a certain age, the song is remembered as the one that Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was listening to while circling the earth as the first man in space in 1961.
Russian folksong presents a bit of the same challenge as singing Mozart: it’s not as easy as it seems. The repeated dominant note of the scale is what you hear over and over in “Odnozvuchno gremit kolokol’chik” (The Lonely Coach Bell) on Hvorostovsky’s 2014 album The Bells of Dawn: Russian Sacred and Folk Songs. “Kolokol’chik” is slow and ruminative, and its lyric arcs seem to stretch on and on: Hvorostovsky makes it sound effortless. Here, singing over simple triads voiced by a wordless choir, he ends every stanza except the last one on the dominant note, and each time it’s more compelling than the last. Why? There is just the right hesitation, the pitches are centered just so, and there’s an acute sense of nostalgia and yearning, but there is also an intangible and ineffable quality. It’s a small mystery.
In June 2015, it was announced that Hvorostovsky was being treated in London for brain cancer. The mood was highly charged when he returned to the Met the following September, after several months of cancelations, to sing Count di Luna in Il Trovatore.Opera-lovers were deliriously happy to have him back onstage, and they showed it with thunderous applause at his first entrance and again after his aria “Il balen,” in which he sounded remarkably unchanged. His presence notched things up, spurring Netrebko’s Leonora and Dolora Zajick’s Azucena to a feverish intensity. At curtain call, he was showered with white roses as Netrebko, a close friend, stood beside him in tears. That fall, he threw himself back into performing, and the next month he was back in the studio to record Dmitri Hvorostovsky Sings of War, Peace, Love and Sorrow, featuring arias and scenes from Prokofiev’s War and Peace, Rubinstein’s Demon and Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta, Queen of Spades and Mazeppa.
In December 2016, balance issues resulting from his brain cancer began to surface, making it difficult to move onstage, and he withdrew from all staged opera productions, among them a Eugene Onegin at the Met in spring 2017, as well as Germont in Vienna, Iago in Dresden and di Luna in London. He kept his 2017 concert dates in Kaliningrad, Minsk, Vienna, Toronto, Dublin and Moscow.
It was obvious how much joy Hvorostovsky got from being onstage, even in the silliest, hokiest moments of opera galas, such as an “O sole mio” he sang with Jonas Kaufmann in Moscow in 2008. The grin on his face seems to say, “If you can’t have fun with this, what’s the point?” He wasn’t above State-sponsored spectaculars: in 2003, for instance, he sang World War II-era songs before 6,000 people at the Kremlin. If his voice was an embrace, audiences embraced him right back: via YouTube, you can watch as the camera pans over the rapt faces of the crowd as he sings “Moscow Nights” in Moscow’s Red Square in June 2013. Audience members aren’t screaming, but their adoring expressions wouldn’t be out of place at an Elvis or Beatles concert. Even Netrebko looks overcome at moments: Hvorostovsky had that effect on people. —Jennifer Melick
Dmitri Hvorostovsky Met september,2015 photos
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Il Trovatore: "Vivrà! contende il giubilo" (Netrebko, Hvorostovsky)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QeKn6V2wag
Dmitry Hvorostovsky returns to stage on September 25
http://barihunks.blogspot.hr/2015/09/dmitry-hvorostovsky-returns-to-stage-on.html
Dmitri Hvorostovsky curtain call after Il Trovatore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClnJPuljoNw
Metropolitan Opera House, September 25, 2015
Dmitri Hvorostovsky Shown Love From Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
http://operafresh.blogspot.hr/2015/09/dmitri-hvorostovsky-shown-love-from.html
Met Gala curtain call (May 7, 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pU_XZaqkro
Хворостовский, Гарифуллина Hvorostovsky, Garifullina 2017 06 23 Summernights gala rehearsal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb33BATHt_Y
Дмитрий Хворостовский&Аида Гарифуллина 23 июня 2017 .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXXT39T5pe8
Дмитрий Хворостовский "Passione" 23/06/2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyaBBal0FnQ
Умер Дмитрий Хворостовский (1962-2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iZV68yGAU8
Дмитрий Хворостовский: правила жизни
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcambVsiPNU
22 ноября 2017 года легендарный баритон ушел из жизни после продолжительной болезни. Мы публикуем 10 ярких высказываний певца, чтобы вспомнить, каким он был... ...
Раскрыты причины болезни Дмитрия Хворостовского (22.11.2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5-XjJd8iLU
Remembering Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962–2017)
http://www.roh.org.uk/news/remembering-dmitri-hvorostovsky-1962-2017
The Royal Opera is deeply saddened at the news of the death of the Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, at the age of 55.
The Royal Opera is deeply saddened at the news of the death of the Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, at the age of 55.
The Siberian-born baritone came to international prominence after winning the BBC Cardiff Singer of the Year Competition in 1989. He made his debut with The Royal Opera as Riccardo (I puritani) under Daniele Gatti three years later, in 1992, returning the following year to sing the title role in Eugene Onegin with Catherine Malfitano as Tatyana. His other performances with The Royal Opera in the 1990s were as Giorgio Germont (La traviata) in 1996, and as Francesco (I masnadieri) in 1998 under Edward Downes in Baden-Baden. He reprised the role of Francesco at Covent Garden in 2002. He also appeared in the Royal Opera House’s Winter Gala in 1993, performing Russian arias, and in the White Nights at Covent Garden Gala in 2000.
From 2001, Hvorostovsky became a regular presence with The Royal Opera, appearing nearly every Season, with a particular focus on the great baritone roles of Verdi and on Russian roles. In 2001, he sang Prince Yeletsky (The Queen of Spades) in Francesca Zambello’s new production under Bernard Haitink, and in 2006 he reprised the title role of Eugene Onegin in a new production by Steven Pimlott, with Amanda Roocroft as Tatyana and Rolando Villazón as Lensky, conducted by Philippe Jordan. His many appearances in Verdi baritone roles included Giorgio Germont in 2008 with Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann as Violetta and Alfredo and in 2010 with Ermonela Jaho and Saimir Pirgu; the title role of Rigoletto in 2005 and in 2010; Count di Luna (Il trovatore) in Elijah Moshinsky’s new production in 2002 and in its 2009 revival; and Renato (Un ballo in maschera) under Charles Mackerras in 2005, with Nina Stemme as Renato’s wife Amelia. In addition to his Verdi and Russian roles, Hvorostovsky also sang Silvio (Pagliacci) in 2003 in a production by Franco Zeffirelli featuring Plácido Domingo and Angela Gheorghiu as Canio and Nedda, conducted by Antonio Pappano, and Valentin (Faust) in 2011, in an acclaimed revival in which the cast also included Gheorghiu, Vittorio Grigolò and René Pape, conducted by Evelino Pidò.
Hvorostovsky’s repertory also encompassed roles including Simon Boccanegra, Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa (Don Carlo) and Iago (Otello). He appeared regularly at the leading opera houses of Europe and the USA, toured widely in concert and made many DVD and CD recordings, including a large number of solo albums. His final recordings were a studio recording of Rigoletto, Dmitri Hvorostovsky Sings of Love, Peace, War and Sorrow (Russian opera arias) and Russia Cast Adrift (orchestral songs by Georgy Sviridov), all for Delos.
Hvorostovsky’s last performances with The Royal Opera were as Renato (Un ballo in maschera) in Katharina Thoma’s 2014/15 production and as the title role in Kasper Holten’s production of Eugene Onegin in December 2015. The Guardian described his performance in the latter work as ‘exceptional even by his own high standards’.
Oliver Mears, Director of Opera for The Royal Opera, said: ‘We are very sad to hear the news of the death of Dmitri Hvorostovsky. We will miss his artistry, his richly beautiful voice, and his presence both on and offstage - he was a wonderful performer, always full of humour and good grace. The opera world has lost one of its leading artists, and he will be sorely missed.’
Antonio Pappano, Music Director of The Royal Opera, said:‘It is with enormous sadness that I and the entire Royal Opera House family received the news of Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s passing.
‘He graced our stage with genuine flair and generosity towards his public, developing a career trajectory that was always searching for the next challenge. This spirit of meeting any challenge head on stayed with him through to the last.
‘The sheer beauty of his voice and his matinee-idol good looks made him a favourite with any audience; the joy with which he approached performing was unique. His passing leaves a huge void.
‘On a personal note, I once had the opportunity to accompany him on the piano in a group of songs by Rachmaninoff. The experience remains for me unforgettable, listening to him singing in his native language, the depth of understanding and his vocal prowess were overwhelming.
‘Our thoughts and condolences are with his wife Florence, and his entire family.’
The opening night of Rigoletto will be dedicated to Dmitri Hvorostovsky's memory.
Zum Tod von Dmitri Hvorostovsky
NEWS | 22.11.2017
https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/die-staatsoper/aktuelles/detail/news/zum-tod-von-dmitri-hvorostovsky/
Die Wiener Staatsoper ist tief betroffen vom Tod Dmitri Hvorostovskys, der am heutigen Mittwoch, 22. November 2017 im Kreis seiner Familie nahe London nach langer, schwerer Krankheit verstorben ist.
„Heute ist ein sehr, sehr trauriger Tag für uns alle in der Wiener Staatsoper. Wir haben mit Dmitri Hvorostovsky einen herausragenden Sänger und echten Freund verloren. Mit Wehmut erinnern wir uns an seine unvergesslichen Auftritte am Haus – als Jago, Posa, Eugen Onegin, Rigoletto, Simon Boccanegra etwa. Oder an seine letzte Vorstellung in der Traviata im November letzten Jahres, als er den Vater Germont so berührend und schönstimmig gesungen hat – er war so stark, obwohl er schon von der Krankheit gezeichnet war. Überhaupt habe ich bewundert, wie würdevoll er seine schwere Erkrankung ertragen hat“, so Staatsoperndirektor Dominique Meyer – „Dima hinterlässt eine unbeschreibliche Lücke. Er wird uns im Gedächtnis bleiben als ein Ausnahmekünstler, der immer hundert Prozent gegeben hat – und als Mensch, der uns mit seinem Lachen, seiner Freude, seiner Warmherzigkeit, seiner Positivität und seiner Großzügigkeit bereichert hat. Seiner Frau Florence und den Kindern drücken wir, die gesamte Staatsopernfamilie, unsere tief empfundene Anteilnahme aus.“
An der Wiener Staatsoper debütierte Dmitri Hvorostvsky am 2. Mai 1994 als Riccardo Forth (I puritani) und sang hier noch Posa (Don Carlo), Rigoletto, Simon Boccanegra, Jeletzki (Pique Dame), Eugen Onegin, Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Otello, Ankarström (Un ballo in maschera) sowie Giorgio Germont (La traviata). Insgesamt war er an 72 Abenden in 10 verschiedenen Partien zu erleben. Den Giorgio Germont verkörperte er auch bei seiner letzten Vorstellung im Haus am Ring am 29. November 2016, weitere geplante Auftritte musste er auf Grund seines Gehirntumors absagen.
Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Russia’s First Man of Opera, Dies at 55
https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/obit-59654
The great Russian opera singer passed away in London. Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Grant Khachatryan / PAN Photos / TASS)
Dmitry Hvorostovsky, one of the world’s premier operatic baritones, passed away on Tuesday in London after battling brain cancer. He had continued to perform the Russian classics in the months leading up to his death at age 55.
Born in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Hvorostovsky found early success at voice competitions. He won the First Prize at the Glinka Competition in 1987 and the Toulouse Singing Competition in 1988, which jumpstarted his international career. During the last 28 years, Hvorostovsky has performed as a visiting soloist in almost every major opera house in the world.
The baritone had a “velvety high baritone,” musicologist Levon Hakobian told The Moscow Times. “We can recognize his voice immediately. His voice had a Western quality rare among Russian singers of his generation.”
Hvorostovsky cut a dashing figure, tall with a dramatic face, but his signature was his prematurely silver hair. People magazine once listed him among the 50 most beautiful people. According to Elle magazine, Hvorostovsky was the ‘Elvis of opera’.
The baritone is best known for performing the title role in Tchaikovsky’s opera “Eugene Onegin,” as sophisticated urbanite who turns the head of the provincial heroine. Hvorostovsky performance of that role at Venice’s La Fenice in 1990 made him one of the most sought-after performers of Russian opera in the world. After his performance at the Metropolitan Opera, The New York Times said he was “born to play” Eugene.
Hvorostovsky performs Onegin’s Act 1 Aria in the Metropolitan Opera’s 1997 production of "Eugene Onegin." YouTube
He also sang Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Mussorgsky, combining European bel canto vocal style with accurate Russian diction.
“Usually the Western singers have good bel canto, but their delivery of Russian words is deficient,” says Hakobian. “Hvorostovsky was the first male Russian singer who could combine both aspects.”
He also collaborated with contemporary Russian composer Georgy Sviridov, earning acclaim for his recording of Sviridov’s song cycle “Russia Cast Adrift.” Sviridov dedicated his last song-cycle Petersburg to Hvorostovsky.
Hvorostovsky often performed with soprano Anna Netrebko, forming a kind of Russian opera dream team. Although both vocalists lived abroad, they often returned to perform in Russia.
The televised recording of Hvorostovsky and Netrebko's performance of "Eugene Onegin,"Red Square, June 19, 2013. YouTube
Hvorostovsky was named a People's Artist of Russia and a laureate of the Russian Federation’s Glinka State Prize.
Over the course of his career, he put out over 40 albums, including a full recording of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” released on September 29, 2017.
In later years, Hvorostovsky primarily sang in Verdi operas. Although he was terminally ill, the baritone he performed alongside Netrebko in the Metropolitan Opera’s “Il Trovatore” for three performances in September. He made his final appearance in a recital at the Russian ambassador’s residence in London, where he sang arias by Borodin, Glinka, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninov.
Hvorostovsky is survived by his wife and son. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky, 1962–2017
In loving tribute to Dmitri Hvorostovsky, one of the greatest and bravest artists to ever grace our stage
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
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In loving tribute to Dmitri Hvorostovsky, one of the greatest and bravest artists to ever grace our stage. 1962–2017
Dmitri Hvorostovsky at the Met
Dmitri Hvorostovsky at the 50th Anniversary Gala
Последние минуты жизни Дмитрия Хворостовского!!!
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Подругу допустили в хоспис как близкого человека. С певцом успели проститься и родители.
Поэтесса Лилия Виноградова была с Дмитрием Хворостовским в последнюю минуту его жизни. Она же и сообщила всем трагическую новость, что артист скончался.
Я с воскресенья в Лондоне находилась рядом с Димой в хосписе, где он скончался. Прилетели вчера родители его из Москвы. Они успели попрощаться с сыном. Я была рядом, двоюродный брат из Красноярска, дети продолжает поэтесса. Сегодня она помогает в организации прощания, которое непременно пройдёт в Москве. Сейчас мы готовим вместе с Игорем Крутым, чтобы организовать прощание достойное.
Для отца баритона Александра Степановича Хворостовского смерть сына стала потрясением. Говорят, что ему даже потребовалась медицинская помощь. Инженер химик, он любил петь и музицировал на фортепиано, кроме того, он собрал большую коллекцию записей звёзд мировой оперной сцены. Дмитрий не раз говорил, что музыкой заболел благодаря отцу.
Спустя несколько часов после смерти певца его близкие оставили официальное сообщение на странице в соцсети От имени семьи мы объявляем о смерти Дмитрия Хворостовского любимого оперного баритона, мужа, отца, сына и друга в возрасте пяти десяти пяти лет после двух с половиной лет борьбы с раком мозга. Он умер мирно этим утром, двадцать второго ноября, в окружении семьи, не далеко от своего дома в Лондоне. Пусть тепло его голоса и его дух всегда будут с нами. Скорбим.
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Дмитрий Хворостовский - "Вальс - Обманщик"
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Дмитрий Хворостовский - "Вальс - Обманщик" (муз.О.Жолтиков, сл.Л.Виноградова)
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Весь мир скорбит о смерти Дмитрия Хворостовского
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Скончался оперный певец Дмитрий Хворостовский
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биография, информация, личная жизнь
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Eletsky`s Aria (Bolshoi Theatre re-opening gala)
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone) sings Eletsky`s Aria from Tchaikovsky's «The Queen of Spades Pique Dame». Recorded Live 28.10.2011 at Bolshoi Theatre re-opening gala in Moscow (directed by Dmitry Chernyakov, conductor - Vassily Sinaisky)
Eugene Onegin: Final Scene (Renee Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky)
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Russia: 'Impossible to believe it' - Friends and colleagues react to Hvorostovsky's death
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The death of world famous opera singer Dmitri Hvorostovsky left his friends and colleagues reeling, in Moscow, Wednesday. Hvorostovsky died at his family home in London earlier in the day, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer.
Director of the Bolshoi Theatre, Vladimir Urin, lauded the late opera singer, saying that "God gave him a wonderful, expressive masculine charisma and an amazing artistry." Opera singer Elena Zelenskaya said that it was "impossible to believe it," adding that "almost a month ago, there were rumours that he wasn't with us anymore, and this time I thought that it was an evil joke again." The news also left opera singer Igor Golovatenko shocked, noting that "everyone believed in him winning the disease."
Dmitri Hvorostovsky at the Met
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In loving tribute to Dmitri Hvorostovsky, one of the greatest and bravest artists to ever grace the Metropolitan Opera stage. Watch excerpts from some of his most memorable performances at the Met.
Dimitri Hvorostovsky at the 50th Anniversary Gala
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Watch Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s heroic surprise appearance at the Met’s 50th Anniversary Gala, singing “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata” from Rigoletto.
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Silver-Maned Baritone From Siberia, Dies at 55
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Listen to the Best of Dmitri Hvorostovsky
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