Dmitri Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky (Russian:Дми́трий Алекса́ндрович Хворосто́вский,pronounced[xvərɐˈstofskʲɪj]; 16 October 1962 – 22 November 2017) was a Russian operaticbaritone.
Hvorostovsky was born inKrasnoyarsk inSiberia during a time when the city was mostly closed to foreigners. An only child, he was raised mostly by his grandmother and a grandfather who, according to Dmitri, was a war veteran suffering from alcoholism.[1] His father, an engineer, and his mother, a gynecologist, both had extremely time-consuming careers and were often only around on the weekends and holidays.[2]
In 2002, Hvorostovsky performed at the Russian Children's Welfare Society's major fund raiser, the "Petrushka Ball". He was an Honorary Director of the charity.[6][7]
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 theKremlin 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 theSiege of Leningrad on 16 January 2004.
His highest awards in Russia include theGlinka State Prize in 1991 and thePeople's Artist of Russia honorary title in 1995.[9] in 2011 he was one of the recipients of theOpera News award at the Plaza in New York City for distinguished achievement.In 2022 Associazione Ettore Bastianini assigned to Hvorostovsky the "Bastianini Prize 2022 - In memory"
In 1989, Hvorostovsky married a ballerina, Svetlana.[10] He adopted her daughter Maria, and they had two children, Daniel and Alexandra. They split up in 1999. His second wife was the Swiss sopranoFlorence Illi of French and Italian descent. They had two children, Nina and Maxim.[11]
In June 2015, Hvorostovsky announced that he had been diagnosed with abrain tumour and cancelled all his performances through August. Family representatives said that he would be treated at London's cancer hospitalRoyal Marsden. In spite of his illness, Hvorostovsky returned to the stage at the Metropolitan Opera in September as Count di Luna inIl trovatore for a run of three performances oppositeAnna Netrebko.[12] He received strong reviews from both critics and audiences for his performance.[12][13]
Hvorostovsky made many CD recordings, first withValery Gergiev forPhilips and then withConstantine Orbelian forDelos, and a number of his performances were filmed. Recordings of complete operas with Dmitri Hvorostovsky, audio or audio-video, legitimately made (often for broadcast) butnot necessarily legitimately released:
Bellini,I puritani,Domingo/Gruberová/Giordani/Hvorostovsky/Scandiuzzi, 1994, live in Vienna, Premiere Opera
Donizetti,La Favorite,Queler/Larmore/Kunde/Hvorostovsky/Kowaljow, 2001, live in New York, House of Opera
Gounod,Faust,Levine/Isokoski/Jepson/Alagna/Hvorostovsky/Pape, 2005, live in New York, Celestial Audio
Gounod,Faust,Pidò/Gheorghiu/Losier/Grigòlo/Hvorostovsky/Pape, 2011, filmed in London*
Leoncavallo,Pagliacci,Pappano/Gheorghiu/Domingo/Hvorostovsky/Ataneli, 2003, live in London, Premiere Opera
Mozart,Le nozze di Figaro,Harnoncourt/Kringlebotn/Röschmann/Graham/Hvorostovsky/Terfel, 1995, DVD filmed in Salzburg, House of Opera
Prokofiev,Voyna i mir (War and Peace),Gergiev/Netrebko/Livengood/Balashov/Grigorian/Hvorostovsky/Ramey/Cheek, 2 March 2002, live in New York, House of Opera
Rimsky-Korsakov,Tsarskaya nevesta (The Tsar's Bride), Gergiev/Shaguch/Borodina/Akimov/Hvorostovsky, 1998, Philips
Tchaikovsky,Evgeny Onegin, Bychkov/Focile/Pecková/Shicoff/Hvorostovsky/Anisimov, 1992, DVD filmed in Paris, Premiere Opera
Tchaikovsky,Evgeny Onegin, Gergiev/Fleming/Zaremba/Vargas/Hvorostovsky/Aleksashkin, 2007, DVD filmed in New York, Decca; also available for streaming in HD atMet Opera on Demand
Tchaikovsky,Evgeny Onegin,Davis-A/Kuznetsova/Surguladze/Lopardo/Hvorostovsky/Kowaljow, 2008, live in Chicago, Premiere Opera
Tchaikovsky,Pikovaya dama, Gergiev/Shevchenko/Gorr/Steblianko/Hvorostovsky/Leiferkus, 1991, live in Amsterdam, Live Opera Heaven
Tchaikovsky,Pikovaya dama,Ozawa/Freni/Forrester/Atlantov/Hvorostovsky/Leiferkus, 1991, live in Boston, RCA
Tchaikovsky,Pikovaya dama, Gergiev/Guleghina/Rysanek/Grigorian/Hvorostovsky/Putilin, 1995, live in New York, Opera Lovers
Tchaikovsky,Pikovaya dama, Gergiev/Gorchakova/Söderström/Domingo/Hvorostovsky/Putilin, 1999, DVD filmed in New York, House of Opera; also available for streaming in SD at Met Opera on Demand
Tchaikovsky,Pikovaya dama, Ozawa/Gorchakova/Gorr/Domingo/Hvorostovsky/Leiferkus, 1999, live in Vienna, House of Opera
Tchaikovsky,Pikovaya dama,Haitink/Mattila/Barstow/Galusin/Hvorostovsky/Putilin, 2001, live in London, Celestial Audio
Verdi,Un ballo in maschera, Noseda/Crider/Sala/Blythe/Licitra/Hvorostovsky, 2007, live in New York, Sirius
Verdi,Un ballo in maschera,Noseda/Brown/Sala/Blythe/Licitra/Hvorostovsky, 2008, live in New York, Sirius
Verdi,Un ballo in maschera, Luisi/Radvanovsky/Kim-K/Blythe/Álvarez-M/Hvorostovsky, 2012, video recorded live at the Met in New York, available for streaming in HD at Met Opera on Demand
Verdi,Un ballo in maschera, Levine/Radvanovsky/Stober/Zajick/Beczala/Hvorostovsky, 2015, live in New York, Sirius
Verdi,Don Carlos, Gergiev/Villarroel/Zajick/Margison/Hvorostovsky/Ramey, 2002, live in New York, Sirius
Verdi,Don Carlos, Levine/Racette/Borodina/Botha/Hvorostovsky/Pape, 2006, live in New York, Sirius
Verdi,Don Carlos, Maazel/Frittoli/Smirnova/Vargas/Hvorostovsky/Furlanetto-F, 2013, live in New York, Sirius
Verdi,Don Carlos,Nézet-Séguin/Frittoli/Gubanova/Lee-YH/Hvorostovsky/Furlanetto-F, 2015, live in New York, Sirius
Verdi,Ernani, Armiliato/Meade/de Biasio/Hvorostovsky/Furlanetto-F, 2012, live in New York, Sirius
Verdi,Ernani, Armiliato/Meade/Giordani/Hvorostovsky/Furlanetto-F, 2012, video recorded live at the Met in New York, available for streaming in HD at Met Opera on Demand
Verdi,I masnadieri, Downes/Delligatti/Farina/Hvorostovsky/Colombara, 1998, live at Baden-Baden, House of Opera
Verdi,I masnadieri, Downes/Delligatti/Farina/Hvorostovsky/Pape, 2002, live in London*
Verdi,Rigoletto, Downes/Siurina/Villazón/Hvorostovsky, 2005, live in London, Premiere Opera
Verdi,Rigoletto,Heras Casado/Lungu/Polenzani/Hvorostovsky, 2013, live in New York, Sirius
Verdi,Rigoletto, Heras Casado/Yoncheva/Polenzani/Hvorostovsky, 2013, live in New York, Sirius
Verdi,La traviata, Gergiev/Fleming/Vargas/Hvorostovsky, 2004, live in New York, Sirius
Verdi,La traviata, Maazel/Ciofi/Saccà/Hvorostovsky, 2004, DVD filmed in Venice, TDK
Verdi,La traviata, Benini/Netrebko/Kaufmann/Hvorostovsky, 2008, live in London, Celestial Audio
Verdi,La traviata, Luisi/Dessay/Polenzani/Hvorostovsky, 2012, video recorded live at the Met in New York, available for streaming in HD at Met Opera on Demand
Verdi,Il trovatore, Rizzi/Villarroel/Naef/Cura/Hvorostovsky, 2002, DVD filmed in London, Opus Arte
Verdi,Il trovatore, Luisotti/Radvanovsky/Blythe/Berti/Hvorostovsky, 2009, live in San Francisco, Premiere Opera
Verdi,Il trovatore, Noseda/Radvanovsky/Zajick/Álvarez-M/Hvorostovsky, 2009, live in New York, Sirius
Verdi,Il trovatore, Rizzi/Radvanovsky/Walewska/Alagna/Hvorostovsky, 2009, live in London, Premiere Opera
Verdi,Il trovatore, Armiliato/Radvanovsky/Zajick/Álvarez-M/Hvorostovsky, 2011, DVD filmed in New York,DG; also available for streaming in HD at Met Opera on Demand
Verdi,Il trovatore, Armiliato/Netrebko/Zajick/Lee-YH/Hvorostovsky, 2015, Oct 3, video recorded live at the Met in New York, available for streaming in HD at Met Opera on Demand, Hvorostovsky's last staged performance in that house
asterisk = label unknown, or recording exists but has not been made commercially available
