Was Dmitri Hvorostovsky married?

Florence Illim. 2001–2017
Svetlana Hvorostovskayam. 1989–2001
Dmitri Hvorostovsky/Spouse

Personal life In 1989, Hvorostovsky married a ballerina, Svetlana. He adopted her daughter Maria, and they had two children, Daniel and Alexandra. They split up in 1999. His second wife was the Swiss soprano Florence Illi.

When did Hvorostovsky hair turn white?

30s
Hvorostovsky was only in his early 30s when his hair turned almost white. But no matter whether he was portraying a younger man, like the diffident Onegin, or an older one, like Verdi’s troubled Simon Boccanegra, stage directors usually preferred his silvery mane to any wig.

Is Dmitri Hvorostovsky still alive?

Deceased (1962–2017)
Dmitri Hvorostovsky/Living or Deceased

How tall is Hvorostovsky?

6′ 4″
Dmitri Hvorostovsky/Height

How old was Dmitri Hvorostovsky when he died?

55 years (1962–2017)
Dmitri Hvorostovsky/Age at death

When did Dmitri Hvorostovsky pass away?

November 22, 2017
Dmitri Hvorostovsky/Date of death

When was Dmitri Hvorostovsky last performance?

May 2017
Hvorostovsky’s final Met performance came in May 2017, when, despite suffering from his brain tumor, he made a heroic surprise appearance at the company’s 50 Years at Lincoln Center gala, to the thrill of the audience, the company, and all his fellow artists.

Did Dmitri Hvorostovsky smoke?

In the finals, Hvorostovsky competed against Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, and won by a narrow margin. At Cardiff, he became an international celebrity: he was temperamental, a smoker, didn’t speak English, and drank a lot of vodka. Baritone roles are typically opera’s second most important, after tenors.

Who was Hvorostovsky married to?

Dmitri Hvorostovsky/Spouse

When was Dmitri Hvorostovsky born?

October 16, 1962
Dmitri Hvorostovsky/Date of birth

What does Dmitri mean?

In Greek Baby Names the meaning of the name Dmitri is: Earth-lover. Of Demeter. Demeter is the mythological Greek goddess of corn and harvest. She withdraws for the part of the year her daughter Persephone must spend with the god of the underworld – the reason for winter.

Did Dmitri Hvorostovsky speak English?

Dmitri Hvorostovsky is learning English fast — in part, no doubt, because he has a British manager who is beginning to make him rich. “I do not speak English,” he said recently (in English) at a reception in Washington.