The great Russian baritone died yesterday at a hospice near London. He announced he had a brain tumor in 2105. Hvorostovsky made a surprise appearance at the Met Gala last May celebrating 50 years at its Lincoln Center House. The NY Times has a fine obituary here. A video of his last appearance at the Met is below. He was the finest Verdi baritone of his era. I’ll do a full post devoted to his singing later.
Thanks so much for sending out this post. I had not heard the news this morning when I found it in my email. I was just thinking of him recently and wondering how he was doing.
A very sad loss to the opera world, and no doubt, to all who loved him.