“Wait for me, And I’ll be back. But please, just wait.” One evening in the summer of 2001, Delos founder Amelia Haygood and I were relaxing with Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Constantine Orbelian in a Moscow restaurant after a recording session for Dmitri’s Verdi Arias album (DE 3292). Dmitri and Constantine began describing some of their favorite…
Our new release, Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem – In Memory of Dmitri Hvorostovsky is now available for HD Streaming as a new Apple Music Visual Album! Now in Apple Music! Originally released in October 2018 on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital Download, and also now available on CD! In the wake of the beloved Russian…
Originally released in October 2018 on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital Download, our Verdi: Messa Da Requiem recording In Memory of Dmitri Hvorostovsky is now available on CD! In the wake of the beloved Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s untimely passing in November 2017, tributes, memorials and musical event dedications have flowed non-stop. But none thus far…
Delos is proud to announce that the final recording by the late, lamented Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky — Rigoletto (DE 3522) —has been nominated for a 2019 GRAMMY® Award in the Best Opera Recording category. The album was released just days before Hvorostovsky’s untimely death from brain cancer last November. During the great singer’s last two…
Rafael’s Music Notes recently released a series of reviews on some older Delos releases, and we’re pleased to share! Ambar: El Diablo Suelto “The entire album, even when the music is nice and slow and voluptuous, is energizing. Often toe-tapping cross-rhythms defy one to get up and dance (which I did a couple of times).…
Beloved baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky passed away a year ago today. For us at Delos, this day is filled with both sadness for his loss and gratitude for our wonderful 20-year friendship with “Dima,” as he was known to his friends and colleagues. We are all grateful for his priceless contributions to the world of great…
In this “bouquet for the ages,” the incomparable Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings his warmest songs of love — gloriously, tenderly, and passionately. Created from Dmitri’s many Delos recordings, this treasurable program encompasses arias, art songs, nineteenth century romances, and twentieth century sentimental songs. Many of the songs and arias in this program were particular favorites of…
On December 19, 2017, more than 200 musicians came together in St. Petersburg for a heartfelt and moving musical memorial to one of our era’s greatest baritones, Dmitri Hvorostovsky. In a stunning performance of Verdi’s Requiem, the musicians revealed the emotional depth and resplendent beauty of this colossal masterpiece. Fortunately, the dramatic performance was captured…
Coming October 19th on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital Video and Audio Downloads: Giuseppe Verdi – Messa da Requiem: In Memory of Dmitri Hvorostovsky. In the wake of the beloved Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s untimely passing in November 2017, tributes, memorials and musical event dedications have flowed non-stop. But none thus far has matched the sheer…
BBC Music Magazine‘s Michael Tanner offers a four-star (for both performance and recording) review for Verdi: Rigoletto starring Dmitri Hvorostovsky: “It is impossible to review this set without acute feelings of regret at the early death of Dmitri Hvorostovsky…This recording, made in July 2016, shows him at the height of his powers in the title…
Critic Göran Forsling offers a second MusicWeb International review for Verdi: Rigoletto featuring Dmitri Hvorostovsky: “In the title role we hear the arguably greatest Verdi baritone of the last 25 years, Siberian Dmitri Hvorostovsky.… What we hear is… the voice we have got accustomed to during a recording career that goes back to 1990.…this is…
Maestro Constantine Orbelian on winning Classical Album of the Year and his years of collaboration with Dmitri Hvorostovsky Interview by Sona Hamalian On March 11, Russia’s BraVo International Professional Music Awards announced the DELOS label’s recording of Verdi: Rigoletto as the 2018 Classical Album of the Year. The BraVo Awards are regarded as Russia’s Grammys.…
Opera Magazine offered their farewell to Dmitri Hvorostovsky on the cover of their January issue, followed by a wonderful “Dima undimmed” tribute in their February publication, and a March review for his recording of Verdi’s Rigoletto: Dima undimmed “For an opera-lover it was one of those occasions when you always remember where you were at…
Russia’s BraVo International Professional Music Awards announced Dmitri Hvorostovsky‘s Verdi: Rigoletto recording as the 2018 Classical Album of the Year. Watch a clip of the award presentation via Ren.TV: Photos Мы начинаем объявлять номинации международной профессиональной музыкальной премии BraVo. Великий русский баритон Дмитрий Хворостовский посмертно получил статуэтку премии в номинации «Классический альбом года» за «Риголетто» Верди.…
MusicWeb International‘s Michael Cookson reviews Verdi: Rigoletto featuring Dmitri Hvorostovsky: “It is hard to ignore the impressive performance of tenor Francesco Demuro, seductive as the lecherous and duplicitous Duke. His bright voice is splendidly in tune conveying that special Italianate sound together with the ability to reveal a tear in the voice. … American soprano…
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