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From the moment he won the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in 1989, Dmitri Hvorostovsky has been hailed as one of the great voices of his, or any, generation. The silver-haired Russian baritone is one reason opera audiences around the world are getting younger, but it is the beauty of his voice – refined and powerful – that cuts across barriers of age and taste. There is always an audible stir when Dmitri Hvorostovsky strides on stage at the world’s great opera houses and concert halls where he now regularly performs. His rare balance of technical command and passion, coupled with a magnetic presence and expansive vocal instrument, has only heightened his reputation as the years have passed.
Nor can many opera singers lay claim to have landed on People magazine’s list of the “World’s Most Beautiful People,” but with his smoldering movie-star looks Hvorostovsky once again proves the exception. He made his own film debut in a contemporary adaptation of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni. In Don Giovanni Unmasked, produced by Rhombus Films, he took on the demanding dual roles of noble and servant.
Often singing for heads of state – usually at their request – he appeared at the July 2006 G8 Summit attended by such world leaders as President George Bush, Britain’s Tony Blair and Germany’s Angela Merkel.
A prolific recording artist, Hvorostovsky has put out numerous CDs for Philips Records and later for Delos Records, including a CD of hauntingly beautiful Russian war songs titled Where Are You My Brothers and Passione Di Napoli, a cornucopia of Neapolitan favorites. His most recent release, in the fall of 2007, Heroes and Villains contains excerpts from Boris Godunov, Wagner's Tannhäuser along with arias written for Verdi’s great villains. His DVDs include a concert with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and a performance of La Traviata at La Fenice.
Hvorostovsky retains strong ties to Russia and remains deeply committed to introducing the wealth of Russian music to audiences around the world. He was the first opera singer to give a solo concert with orchestra and chorus at Moscow’s Red Square, which was televised in over 25 countries. In 2005, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, Hvorostovsky gave an historic tour throughout Russia – from Moscow and St Petersburg, to Krasnoyask, Samara, Omsk, Kazan, Novosibirsk and Kemerovo – singing to crowds of hundreds of thousands of people to commemorate WWII soldiers. Today, he still tours Russian cities annually, playing before packed houses in stadium-size arenas.
“His fusion of sexiness, romantic angst, and just-plain-gorgeous voice are turning a whole new generation on to longhair music.”
– Entertainment Weekly
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Metropolitan Opera
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