Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Acting

Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Born — Died

1962-10-16 — 2017-11-22

Place of birth

Krasnoyarsk, USSR

Known for

Acting

Credits

25 titles

Dmitri Hvorostovsky (October 16, 1962 – November 22, 2017) was born in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. In 1989, he won the prestigious Cardiff Singer of the World competition. After his critically acclaimed debut as Yeletsky in The Queen of Spades at the Opéra de Nice, he went on to perform on some of the world's most prestigious stages, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the Bayerische Staatsoper, the Paris Opera, La Scala, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Suntory Hall in Tokyo and the Salzburg Festival. He also performed at venues across Australia and South America. Many contemporary c…

Known for

Great Performances poster
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The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

Great Performances

1971

Le monde est à vous poster
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Le monde est à vous

1987

HARDtalk poster
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In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

HARDtalk

1997

Il Trovatore - Metropolitan Opera poster
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Soprano Anna Netrebko appears in her highly anticipated Met role debut as Leonora, the tortured heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of the Gypsy troubadour. Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings Count di Luna, Yonghoon Lee is Manrico in his Met role debut as the title character, Dolora Zajick sings her signature role of the gypsy Azucena, and Štefan Kocán is Ferrando. Marco Armiliato conducts Sir David McVicar’s Goya-inspired production.

Il Trovatore - Metropolitan Opera

2015

The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera poster
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David Alden’s elegant 2012 production moves Verdi’s thrilling drama to a timeless setting inspired by film noir. Marcelo Álvarez is Gustavo III, the Swedish king in love with Amelia (Sondra Radvanovsky), the wife of his best friend and counselor, Count Anckarström (Dmitri Hvorostovsky). When Anckarström joins a conspiracy to murder the king, tragedy ensues. Stephanie Blythe is the fortuneteller Madame Ulrica Arvidsson and Kathleen Kim sings the page Oscar. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera

2012

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin poster
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The pain of unrequited love is portrayed unforgettably by two of today’s greatest stars. Renée Fleming is musically and dramatically radiant as the shy Tatiana, who falls in love with the worldly Onegin, played with devastating charisma by Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Their mesmerizing vocalism and chemistry explode in one of opera’s most heartbreaking final scenes. With Valery Gergiev on the podium conducting Tchaikovsky’s passionate score, this performance is one for the ages.

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

2007

Film credits

2010s · 10 titles

Il Trovatore - Metropolitan Opera poster
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Soprano Anna Netrebko appears in her highly anticipated Met role debut as Leonora, the tortured heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of the Gypsy troubadour. Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings Count di Luna, Yonghoon Lee is Manrico in his Met role debut as the title character, Dolora Zajick sings her signature role of the gypsy Azucena, and Štefan Kocán is Ferrando. Marco Armiliato conducts Sir David McVicar’s Goya-inspired production.

Il Trovatore - Metropolitan Opera

2015

The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera poster
10.0

David Alden’s elegant 2012 production moves Verdi’s thrilling drama to a timeless setting inspired by film noir. Marcelo Álvarez is Gustavo III, the Swedish king in love with Amelia (Sondra Radvanovsky), the wife of his best friend and counselor, Count Anckarström (Dmitri Hvorostovsky). When Anckarström joins a conspiracy to murder the king, tragedy ensues. Stephanie Blythe is the fortuneteller Madame Ulrica Arvidsson and Kathleen Kim sings the page Oscar. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera

2012

The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore poster
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Verdi’s IL TROVATORE again storms the Met stage in a star-studded, anvil-wielding cast , including Sondra Radvanovsky, Dolora Zajick and Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Marcelo Álvarez sings Manrico, the troubadour of the title. The story is well-known already: The gypsy Azucena has harbored a grudge for thirty years, but she is about to have revenge at last. Meanwhile, her son Manrico is in love with Leonora, but so is his arch-enemy, the Count Di Luna. A pot-boiler, where every tune is a hit.

The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore

2011

The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata poster
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Willy Decker’s stunning production of Verdi’s unforgettable drama stars the riveting singing actress Natalie Dessay as Violetta. Exhausted by her restless life as a courtesan, Violetta knows she will die soon. But then she meets the young and idealistic Alfredo (Matthew Polenzani), who offers her true love—with tragic consequences. Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Giorgio Germont, Alfredo’s stern father, and Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

2012

Faust (The Royal Opera House) poster
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Faust (The Royal Opera House)

2011

Verdi: Ernani poster
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Rising Met star Angela Meade is Elvira, the young woman caught between three men: her lover, the nobleman-turned-outlaw Ernani (Marcello Giordani); her guardian, the rich, elderly de Silva, who wants her for himself (Ferruccio Furlanetto); and Don Carlo, the King of Spain, who also desires Elvira (Dmitri Hvorostovsky). Verdi’s early drama is full of sweeping melody and rousing rhythms, delivered masterfully by the Met Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Marco Armiliato.

Verdi: Ernani

2012

Netrebko and Hvorostovsky: Live in Red Square poster
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The Russian operatic singers Anna Netrebko and Dmitri Hvorostovsky captured live in performance at the historic Red Square in Moscow.

Netrebko and Hvorostovsky: Live in Red Square

2013

Un Ballo in Maschera - Barcelona poster
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Envy and conspiracy, but also passionate loves, jealousy, revenge and final forgiveness come together in the masterpiece of Verdi, which aroused the anger and prohibitions of censors of the time until the composer and librettist was compelled to make changes in it: from the original Sweden to far away Boston. The great Polish tenor Piotr Beczala returns to the Liceu with one of his opening credits, accompanied by the soprano Keri Alkema. Vincent Boussard’s sets reinforce the dark and mysterious atmosphere surrounding the piece, which features costumes by Christian Lacroix and Vincent Lemaire’s sober staging, which allows one to focus their attention on the dramatic core of the score. The cast, directed by a true specialist like Renato Palumbo, also presents a leader in Verdian song: Dolora Zajick.

Un Ballo in Maschera - Barcelona

2017

La Traviata poster
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"This is Vienna State Opera live at home". March 2015.

La Traviata

2015

Don Carlo: Live aus der Wiener Staatsoper poster
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"Don Carlos" is an opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi. This live performance was recorded at the Vienna State Opera on February 25, 2015. Ferruccio Furlanetto, Stefano Secco, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky lead the cast.

Don Carlo: Live aus der Wiener Staatsoper

2015

2000s · 9 titles

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin poster
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The pain of unrequited love is portrayed unforgettably by two of today’s greatest stars. Renée Fleming is musically and dramatically radiant as the shy Tatiana, who falls in love with the worldly Onegin, played with devastating charisma by Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Their mesmerizing vocalism and chemistry explode in one of opera’s most heartbreaking final scenes. With Valery Gergiev on the podium conducting Tchaikovsky’s passionate score, this performance is one for the ages.

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

2007

Gala Concert: 300 Years of St. Petersburg poster
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Celebrating three hundred years of the founding of St. Petersburg by Peter The Great. Dazzling staging and magnificent performances from ballet and opera by the celebrated Artists of The Maryiinky (formerly The Kirov) Theatre Companies and International Guest Artists. A spectacular performance of Saint-Saens "The Dying Swan" choreographed by Michel Fokine for Anna Pavlova is danced with breadth-taking beauty by prima ballerina Uliana Lopatkina. Featured are two ingenious appearances by both Peter and Catherine, The Greats. The celebration is hosted by President Vladimir Putin and attended by an amazing contingent of current World Leaders.

Gala Concert: 300 Years of St. Petersburg

2003

The Blu-ray Experience: Opera & Ballet poster
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Including world-class artists such as Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jose Cura, Simon Keenlyside and Agnes Letestu, this 50-minute sampler will give you a taste of many beloved classics in opera and ballet.

The Blu-ray Experience: Opera & Ballet

2008

Gala from St. Petersburg poster
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Gala from St. Petersburg

2004

La Traviata poster
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La Traviata

2007

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A magnificent concert event. As the Russian journalist Elena Karakoleva writes, "These songs were known and loved by everybody in this country. A number of highly talented composers and poets were among their authors, and no Soviet family get-together could pass without these songs being sung by all of the guests.... [This concert] given by Dmitri Hvorostovsky in the vast 6,500 seat hall of the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow [made us feel] happy and united, because the music reminded us of the meaning of life and of our great cultural heritage." Booklet includes complete texts and translations. 59 minutes, 2003, Color, Stereo.

Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Russian Songs from the War Years

2005

Mariinsky Theatre poster
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A look at the rich history of the Mariinsky Theatre in the birth and growth of the Russian tradition in opera, music and ballet.

Mariinsky Theatre

2008

Il Trovatore poster
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José Cura, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Verónica Villarroel and Yvonne Naef lead the star cast of Verdi's blazingly passionate opera IL TROVATORE, in Elijah Moshinsky's new Royal Opera House production co-produced with Teatro Real Madrid, with sets by the noted film designer Dante Ferretti and costumes by Anne Tilby.

Il Trovatore

2002

Déjà vu poster
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Famous opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky performs live songs from his album 'Deja vu' by composer Igor Krutoy about life, love, music, fate and even death at the Kremlin Palace.

Déjà vu

2009

1990s · 2 titles

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