“He will live a hundred years after this”: how the Russian media “buried” Dmitry Hvorostovsky. Opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky died “He will live a hundred years after this”: how the Russian media “buried” Dmitry Hvorostovsky

Opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky died in London. The information was officially confirmed by his agent. The media have already talked about the death of the world-famous Russian artist some time ago. This time, unfortunately, it is not fake.

Singer Dmitry Malikov was one of the first to report Hvorostovsky’s death, but then for some reason deleted his tweet.

Although you can understand it. After all, not so long ago the media were already spreading the news about Hvorostovsky’s death. But then it turned out to be fake.

On October 11, Komsomolskaya Pravda reported on the singer’s death. Then the message was denied. Including on Facebook, his wife said that everything was fine with the singer.

This time the singer’s death was confirmed in an interview with RBC Russian singer Joseph Kobzon. Then TASS spoke about Hvorostovsky’s death with reference to his representative in Russia. The news agency also received an official message from the executive vice president of 21C Media Group, Sean Michael Gross, who represented the artist in London.

It is with deep regret that we announce that on November 22 at 3:20 am in London, Dmitry Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky, a beloved opera baritone, a wonderful husband, father, son and friend, passed away. He died after two and a half years of fighting a serious illness - brain cancer. Dmitry Alexandrovich was only 55. His last days he spent it surrounded by loved ones - in a hospice, not far from his home in London.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky was diagnosed with a brain tumor in June 2015. When the illness became known, the artist canceled performances for two months and underwent several courses of chemotherapy. Then he returned to the stage and the performance after recovery ended with a special celebration of the singer.

The death of Dmitry Hvorostovsky, an opera singer and People's Artist of Russia, is a great loss not only for his family and entourage, but also for the opera world. Colleagues and friends of artists are talking about this today, expressing condolences on his death.

Bolshoi Theater soloist Dinara Aliyeva, who worked with Hvorostovsky, admitted that until recently she did not believe that her colleague could die so suddenly.

“I can only say that we have lost a great singer, a wonderful person, a friend, a world personality who made a huge contribution, he made a huge contribution to world opera culture and also in the world and in Russia. I think that for a very long time we will not have a singer like Dima. He was still a very close friend to us, I was lucky enough to stand on the same stage with him... I express my condolences to his entire family. This is terrible news. It’s just somehow unexpected... We all knew about it, but until the last moment we didn’t believe that it would happen,” Aliyeva told Komsomolskaya Pravda Radio.

The message about the artist’s death was also commented on by another colleague of Hvorostovsky – singer and composer Alexander Gradsky. He told the RT television channel that he was “horrified” by the news about the death of Hvorostovsky, with whom he had previously communicated well.

Famous writer Daria Dontsova also responded to the news of Hvorostovsky’s death. She urged people to remember that cancer is not always a death sentence. And you shouldn’t despair even with such a serious diagnosis.

I am so sorry that Dmitry Hvorostovsky passed away... He is an incredibly talented singer who personally brought me many moments of joy when I listened to his performance. I want to say, my dears, despite the fact that lately we often hear about deaths famous people, oncology – being treated. And in order for you to be cured, the disease must be caught at the very beginning, in the first stages. Therefore, please contact your doctor as soon as possible. Not when you are sick, not when you are already being taken to intensive care, but simply for examination. Every six months. Get a blood test, don’t waste your time and money. And if you have any disease, remember that at the very beginning everything can be treated quite well. Oncology is not a death sentence by any means.

One more thing. Each of us has our own destiny, our own life. Never try on someone else's illness. If you suffer from oncology, or you have someone in your family with this diagnosis, you don’t need to think now, remembering Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Mikhail Zadornov, Zhanna Friske, that this is your destiny, that death is inevitable. If you still want to look at someone, to have an “example” before your eyes, then I will say words that I never say to people, but in this situation I will say: look at me, please. Your happy future is most likely me. I love you very much. Your Daria Dontsova.

Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky expressed his condolences to the family and fans of the wonderful baritone: “Deeply shocked by the sad news of the death of Dmitry Hvorostovsky. Our culture has suffered an irreparable loss - he passed away wonderful person, an outstanding singer, a true patriot of his Motherland. Dmitry Alexandrovich was rightfully considered one of the leading baritones of our time, whose amazing vocal abilities and skill were applauded by the largest halls in the world. Such success was the result of his enormous hard work, sincerity towards his listeners, and boundless desire to give them his creativity. For foreign audiences, many of the works of Russian classical opera were discovered in a new way precisely by Hvorostovsky’s performance.”

The Minister of Culture recalled that the outstanding singer never forgot about his roots and regularly gave concerts in Russian cities. “Dmitry Alexandrovich paid great attention to supporting young talents and, even while fighting a stubborn battle against a debilitating disease, continued to engage in charitable activities,” the minister continued. He also expressed condolences to Dmitry Alexandrovich’s family and all admirers of his talent.

“This is a tragic event, a very great loss for our entire operatic art, for our entire culture. The Ministry of Culture is aware of this tragic event, and now work is underway to transport the body of our great opera singer and to work out the issue related to the funeral and farewell - where this will be carried out and in what time frame,” Deputy Minister of Culture of Russia Alexander Zhuravsky also told the TV channel .

The news of the opera singer's death did not leave the authorities indifferent. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture Vladimir Bortko expressed condolences on the death of Hvorostovsky and noted the talent of the opera singer.

“I love music, I love singing. Listening to Hvorostovsky was a gift for me. Now this gift is gone, he is dead. What are you going to do? He carried himself well, was a real man, a wonderful singer. Very sad. I grieve with everyone,” said RT Bortko.

Let us remind you that opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky passed away in London on the night of Wednesday, November 22. The artist died after a long battle with cancer. Information about the singer’s death was confirmed by Hvorostovsky’s colleague, conductor Konstantin Orbelyan.

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Opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky has died. Dmitry Hvorostovsky, a beloved opera baritone, husband, father, son and friend, has died at the age of 55. After a two and a half year battle with brain cancer, he passed away quietly this morning, November 22, in London, surrounded by his family. Our condolences to the artist’s family and friends.

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Dmitry Hvorostovsky bequeathed to bury his ashes in Moscow and Krasnoyarsk

It was very difficult to hope, because Dmitry Hvorostovsky’s diagnosis was incurable - an oncological brain tumor,” People’s Artist of the USSR Joseph Kobzon told KP. - But Dmitry fought. I fought as hard as I could. And I understand him, maybe more than anyone else. Because when I had critical situations with oncology, they, in fact, remained, I fought. And chemotherapy, which, of course, affected both my body and my life... And I thought about Hvorostovsky - how he feels about his damn diagnosis