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

Most Famous Work

Il Trovatore
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Il Trovatore

(2002) Count di Luna
The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera
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The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera

(2012) Count Anckarström (Renato)
The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore
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The Queen of Spades [The Metropolitan Opera]
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The Blu-Ray Experience: Opera and Ballet Highlights
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
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The Met — Il Trovatore
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The Met — Il Trovatore

(2015) Count di Luna
La Traviata
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La Traviata

(2015) Giorgio Germont

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