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My Take
Dmitry Khvorostovsky is the kind of artist who makes me wish I had heard him live. A baritone out of Siberian Krasnoyarsk who became a global opera figure, decorated as a People's Artist of the Russian Federation, he carried both technical command and a striking stage presence. What moves me most is the arc cut short, he died in 2017 at just fifty-five after a brain tumour, yet kept performing with remarkable courage near the end. To me he represents the gravity of the Russian operatic tradition, a voice that bridged Soviet roots and the world's great stages without losing its distinct character.
Overview
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky (Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Хворостовский, [xvərɐˈstofskʲɪj]; 16 October 1962 – 22 November 2017) was a Russian operatic baritone.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dmitry Khvorostovsky
- Name (Japanese)
- ディミトリー・ホロストフスキー
- Reading
- でぃみとりー・ほろすとふすきー
- Born
- October 16, 1962 – November 22, 2017
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- Krasnoyarsk, Russia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- opera singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- People's Artist of the Russian Federation
- Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Merited Artist of the RSFSR
- Medal of Honor "For merits in the protection of children of Russia"
- 1991 Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR
- honorary citizen of Kemerovo Oblast
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.