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…
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.…
Paul J. Pelkonen of the Superconductor blog reviews Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s complete recording of Verdi’s Rigoletto: “The death of baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky (from brain cancer, last week) sent an earthquake through the opera world. ‘Dima’, as he was known was a beloved figure, for his velvety instrument and leonine stage appearance. Those qualities made him a…
With 2017 coming to a close, the year-end lists have begun to roll out, and Delos albums are well-represented! Verdi: Rigoletto – Dmitri Hvorostovsky New York Times Best Classical Music Recordings of 2017 Rafael’s Music Notes Ten Outstanding 2017 CDs UK Classical Chart #17 Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift – Dmitri Hvorostovsky Naxos Music Library Favorite…
OperaNews names Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s Verdi: Rigoletto a Critic’s Choice! “ When Rigoletto makes his entrance jeering at Count Ceprano, Hvorostovsky’s sound is shockingly guttural, with flecks of grit I wouldn’t have imagined as part of his arsenal: he had come a long way from the liquid lyricism of his Prince Yeletsky or Don Giovanni. In…
“In April of 2015…I had the good fortune to have my attention directed to a Delos recording of what, at the time, I declared to be the “most fascinating opera” that Giuseppe Verdi ever wrote. … Both of these ensembles, as well as their director, were unknown to me when I started listening to the…
The Washington Post reviews Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s first-ever complete opera recording of Verdi’s Rigoletto: “The opera world cheered last May when Dmitri Hvorostovsky made a surprise appearance at a Metropolitan Opera gala to sing an impassioned account of Rigoletto’s big solo, “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata.”… now his fans have a chance to hear him sing the…
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Explore Verdi: Rigoletto Featuring Dmitri Hvorostovsky Giuseppe Verdi may have written his most glamorous and heroic roles for tenors, but he often assigned his more psychologically complex and conflicted character portrayals to baritones—and Rigoletto is just such a role: perhaps the greatest baritone role ever written. It demands not only a magnificent voice, but also…
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