Dmitry Khvorostovsky

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.

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

Occupation

opera singer

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

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://hvorostovsky.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hvorostovsky/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%95%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC

Tags

• opera singer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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