Dmitry Hvorostovsky died Komsomolskaya Pravda. Opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky has died. Where will the farewell take place?

Dmitry Hvorostovsky died. This tragic news, which came from London this morning, was confirmed to us by Hvorostovsky’s friend, like-minded person and colleague, conductor Konstantin Orbelyan.

I managed to say goodbye to Dmitry last night at 21.00. And early this morning his wife Florence called me and said that Dima had died a minute ago. It was at 3.30 am. He died in a hospital in London.

Unfortunately, the fight for his life ended today.

I can’t say that he was conscious in the last minutes. Yesterday morning his parents flew to see him. They met. We even managed to talk as much as possible. And they also said goodbye to him, although until the last minute no one believed that Dima would leave.

We all hoped for a miracle.

In October, People's Artist of Russia Dmitry Hvorostovsky turned 55 years old.

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FAMILY COMMENT

On behalf of the Hvorostovsky family, it is with a heavy heart that we announce that Dmitry Hvorostovsky, a beloved operatic baritone, husband, father, son and friend, has passed away at the age of 55. After a two and a half year battle with brain cancer, he passed away quietly this morning, November 22, surrounded by family at his home in London, UK. The warmth of his voice and his spirit will remain with us forever

Died Opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky. Dmitry Hvorostovsky, a beloved opera baritone, husband, father, son and friend, has died at the age of 55. After a two and a half year battle with brain cancer, he passed away quietly this morning, November 22, in London, surrounded by his family. Our condolences to the artist’s family and friends.

DOSSIER "KP"

One of the best baritones of our time, the owner of a sensual timbre, who knows all the secrets of bel canto, was born into an average Soviet family. In Krasnoyarsk . Dad is an engineer, mom is a doctor. What's unusual? Only a unique voice that sounded very early. From the age of 4, Dima performed Russian romances and folk songs quite professionally. And while his classmates were puffing away over problems and equations, he played scales and sang in music school. Maybe he already understood then: he had a different purpose. Or maybe I liked music lessons more.

Outstanding teachers from the Krasnoyarsk Institute of Arts helped him hone his singing technique. The main one among them is Professor Ekaterina Iofel.

A happy father with children (from left to right): Maria (the daughter of the singer’s first wife, whom he adopted), 21-year-old Danila and 21-year-old Alexandra (children from his first marriage with ballerina Svetlana Ivanova), 10-year-old Nina, in the second row - 15-year-old Maxim. Photo: Instagram.com

After college, Dmitry’s career went like clockwork: solo roles at the Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theater, victories at international competitions.

In 1989 he won first place at International competition vocalists "Singer of the World" in Cardiff (Wales). What's behind this? Firstly, world fame, and secondly, contracts with the best opera stages. La Scala, Royal Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera... Any works for any audience. Whether on the big opera stage, at least in a chamber hall or a concert under open air. Hvorostovsky was capable of everything and his talent: from the most complex opera parts to Russian romances, from Italian songs to Soviet hits. He sang romances by Fauré, Tchaikovsky, Taneyev, Liszt and Rachmaninov. One of his favorite roles was Rigoletto in the opera of the same name “Verdi... One day he pulled out a completely unexpected trick - he began collaborating with the pop composer Igor Krutoy. Hvorostovsky released a video for his song “You and Me”.

It seemed that life had given him everything in a spoonful: talent, his wife - the beautiful half-French, half-Italian Florence, and five children in the shops. Not to mention the fact that Hvorostovsky himself looked incredibly impressive not only on stage, but also in life. Strong, handsome, dives into an ice hole, goes on a boat along the Yenisei. And suddenly an illness... A few years ago, his concerts in Moscow were canceled due to problems with his voice. At that time, no one suspected anything fatal—problems with the voice of opera performers do happen. But two years ago, like thunder among clear skies– Dmitry was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Everyone believed that he would cope with this misfortune. He is strong, he is Siberian. Alas, the disease turned out to be stronger.

CONDOLENCES

A close friend of Hvorostovsky about his last days: He could not speak, but he heard and understood everything

Dmitry Alexandrovich Hvorostovsky died. People's Artist of Russia, holder of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree and other awards, internationally recognized opera singer passed away on the night of November 22 at 3.35. He was 55 years old. Cancer. IN last days During the artist’s life (he was in a hospice in London), his closest people were nearby, including the Russian poetess Lilia Vinogradova. We called close friend Dmitry Hvorostovsky to London

Colleagues and friends about the death of Dmitry Hvorostovsky: Until recently we did not believe that this would happen

Death of Dmitry Hvorostovsky - opera singer and people's artist Russia is a great loss not only for his family and entourage, but also for the opera world. Colleagues and friends of the artist are talking about this today, expressing condolences on his death.

“I can only say that we have lost a great singer, a wonderful person, a friend, a world personality who made a huge contribution, he made a huge contribution to world opera culture and also in the world and in Russia. I think that for a very long time we will not have a singer like Dima. He was still a very close friend to us, I was lucky enough to stand on the same stage with him... I express my condolences to his entire family. This is terrible news. It’s just somehow unexpected... We all knew about it, but until the last moment we didn’t believe that it would happen,” Bolshoi Theater soloist Dinara Aliyeva told Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda.

MEANWHILE

Dmitry Hvorostovsky bequeathed to bury his ashes in Moscow and Krasnoyarsk

It was very difficult to hope, because Dmitry Hvorostovsky’s diagnosis was incurable - an oncological brain tumor,” People’s Artist of the USSR Joseph Kobzon told KP. - But Dmitry fought. I fought as hard as I could. And I understand him, maybe more than anyone else. Because when I had critical situations with oncology, they, in fact, remained, I fought. And chemotherapy, which, of course, affected both my body and my life... And I thought about Hvorostovsky - how he feels about his damn diagnosis

BY THE WAY

Personal life of Dmitry Hvorostovsky: on the first date with his wife Florence, they made dumplings

In 1999, Dmitry met singer Florence Illy. Actually love affair at work developed into a marriage that lasted until the artist’s last breath. We talk about the personal life of Dmitry Hvorostovsky - the love story of the singer and his “Flosha”, as he called his beloved

RULES OF LIFE

Dmitry Hvorostovsky: I am a Russian person. I take any hostile word towards our culture with hostility.

On November 22, the world famous opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky passed away. We have collected the artist’s most important statements about life, stage, homeland and relationships with his wife.

Real a good relationship above intrigue and envy. The main thing here is that if you listen to advice, it should be the advice of professionals and those you know and love. It's better not to listen to incompetent people

Opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky died in London. The information was officially confirmed by his agent. About the death of the world famous Russian artist The media has already spoken a while ago. This time, unfortunately, it is not fake.

Singer Dmitry Malikov was one of the first to report Hvorostovsky’s death, but then for some reason deleted his tweet.

Although you can understand it. After all, not so long ago the media were already spreading the news about Hvorostovsky’s death. But then it turned out to be fake.

On October 11, Komsomolskaya Pravda reported on the singer’s death. Then the message was denied. Including on Facebook, his wife said that everything was fine with the singer.

This time the singer’s death was confirmed in an interview with RBC Russian singer Joseph Kobzon. Then TASS spoke about Hvorostovsky’s death with reference to his representative in Russia. The news agency also received an official message from the executive vice president of 21C Media Group, Sean Michael Gross, who represented the artist in London.

It is with deep regret that we announce that on November 22 at 3:20 am in London, Dmitry Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky, a beloved opera baritone, a wonderful husband, father, son and friend, passed away. He died after two and a half years of fighting a serious illness - brain cancer. Dmitry Alexandrovich was only 55. He spent his last days surrounded by loved ones - in a hospice not far from his home in London.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky was diagnosed with a brain tumor in June 2015. When the illness became known, the artist canceled performances for two months and underwent several courses of chemotherapy. Then he returned to the stage and the performance after recovery ended with a special celebration of the singer.