Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Born: 1962-10-16 in Krasnoyarsk, USSR
Died: 2017-11-22
Known For: Acting
Biography
Dmitri Hvorostovsky was born in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. In 1989, he won the prestigious Cardiff Singer of the World competition. Since his acclaimed debut as Jeletzki at the Opera in Nice, has carrer has led and continues to lead him to the most important international stages in the world, like for example the New York Met, ROH Covent Garden, the Bayerische Staatsoper, the Paris Opera, the Scala, Moskow, the Chicago Lyric Opera, the Liceu in Barcelona, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Salzburger Festspielen, Australia as well as South America. Numerous contemporary composers write works for Dmitri Hvorostovsky. His most important roles include among others Graf Luna (Il trovatore), Posa (Don Carlo), the leading role in Rigoletto, Renato (Un ballo in maschera), the leading role in Simon Boccanegra, Jeletzki and the leading role in Eugen Onegin. He gave his debut at the Wiener Staatsoper in 1994 as Sir Ricardo (I Puritani) and has since also sung Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Posa, Rigoletto, Jeletzki, Jago, Giorgio Germont (La traviata) as well as the leading roles in Eugen Onegin und Simon Boccanegra. http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/kuenstler/saengerinnen/Hvorostovsky.en.php
Filmography
2015
- La Traviata as Giorgio Germont
- The Met — Il Trovatore as Count di Luna
2013
- Netrebko and Hvorostovsky: Live in Red Square as Self - baritone
2012
- Verdi: Ernani as Don Carlo
- The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata as Germont
- The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera as Count Anckarström (Renato)
2011
- The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore as Count di Luna
- Faust (The Royal Opera House) as Valentin
2009
- Déjà vu as Self
2008
- Mariinsky Theatre as Self
- The Blu-ray Experience: Opera & Ballet as Self (archive footage)
2007
- Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin as Onegin
2005
- Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Russian Songs from the War Years as Self - Baritone
2004
- Gala from St. Petersburg as Self - Baritone
2003
- Gala Concert: 300 Years of St. Petersburg as Self - Soloist
2002
- Il Trovatore as Count di Luna
1999
- The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera] as Prince Yeletsky
1987
- Le monde est à vous as Self
1971
- Great Performances as Don Giovanni