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Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky dead at 55
New York Daily News ^
| 11/27/17
Posted on 11/27/2017 11:18:43 AM PST by left that other site
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, the Russian baritone known for his velvety voice, dashing looks and shock of flowing white hair, died Wednesday at a hospice near his home in London, a few years after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He was 55...
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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: baritone; dmitrihvorostovsky; hvorostovsky; obituary; opera
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I really loved this man's voice.
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11/27/2017 11:19:26 AM PST
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11/27/2017 11:22:22 AM PST
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Dante3
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11/27/2017 11:25:41 AM PST
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Publius
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11/27/2017 11:27:41 AM PST
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11/27/2017 11:33:02 AM PST
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11/27/2017 11:35:48 AM PST
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11/27/2017 11:39:52 AM PST
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EveningStar
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11/27/2017 11:52:25 AM PST
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shibumi
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My memory may be faulty, but I think I remember you being appreciative of this marvelous talent.
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11/27/2017 11:59:42 AM PST
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shibumi
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So, he wasn’t the guy in the Tra-La-La video?
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11/27/2017 12:01:08 PM PST
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I’m not overly familiar with his work but my husband was - as well as a good friend of mine who works at the Met. What a loss! 55 is young today. Thank you for posting to me.
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11/27/2017 12:21:02 PM PST
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11/27/2017 12:24:59 PM PST
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EveningStar
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Did he ever sing “Hound Dog”?
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11/27/2017 12:26:37 PM PST
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11/27/2017 12:29:41 PM PST
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11/27/2017 3:55:23 PM PST
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I like the way that Dmitri cues Dutoit at the end using his hand to indicate that he's ready to move on from the fermata.
Peter Schickele once said that the opposite of "opera seria" was "opera funnia." This aria is one of the monuments of opera funnia.
In 1978 CBS broadcast an afternoon of opera on a Sunday with Danny Kaye hosting, and I laughed so hard I almost peed myself. Robert Merrill sang this aria, and he introduced a New York element by executing a Bronx whistle and yelling, "Yo, Figaro!" It was classic!
I'm going to miss Dmitri because his work with lieder was the best that Russian had.
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11/27/2017 4:57:57 PM PST
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Publius
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He wonderfully captures the attitude of a man in love with — himself.
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11/27/2017 4:59:29 PM PST
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Publius
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