Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Dmitri Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky (Russian: Дми́трий Алекса́ндрович Хворосто́вский, pronounced [xvərɐˈstofskʲɪj]; 16 October 1962 – 22 November 2017) was a Russian operatic baritone.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Hvorostovsky.

Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Дмитрий Хворостовский
Dmitry Hvorostovsky singing an aria from The Queen of Spades during the reopening gala of the Bolshoi Theatre, 28 October 2011
Born
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky

16 October 1962
Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died22 November 2017(2017-11-22) (aged 55)
London, United Kingdom
OccupationOpera singer (baritone)
TitlePeople's Artist of Russia (1995)
Awards
  • Cardiff Singer of the World (1989)
  • Order of Alexander Nevsky (Russia, 2015)
  • Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (Russia, 4th class, 2017)
Kammersänger 2018
Websitewww.hvorostovsky.com
External videos
Rodrigo's aria from Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi on YouTube
"Ja vas lyublyu", Yeletsky's aria from The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky on YouTube
"Eri tu che macchiavi quell'anima", Renato's aria from Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi on YouTube
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