Saturday, May 04, 2019

Saturday Night Music



Dmitri  Hvorostovsky 16 October 1962 – 22 November 2017

On Sunday, May 7, Dmitri Hvorostovsky who after being diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2015 had had a hiatus, performed “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata” from Verdi’s Rigoletto before an adoring crowd, in Metropolitan Opera, New York.
It's so sad seeing him so weak. But his voice!

Video credit: Metropolitan Opera

And here the "same", performed but four years earlier, on 19 August 2013

Saturday, February 09, 2019

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Monday, January 14, 2019

Sunday, January 06, 2019

Toreadór



Dmitri  Hvorostovsky 9 October 1962 – 22 November 2017

Tuesday, January 01, 2019

Déjà-vu in 2019



Dmitri  Hvorostovsky 16 October 1962 – 22 November 2017

In 80 Words Around A Year


While perverse bastards felt fancy to call the war they started the year with "Operation Olive Branch"; while worldwide many people built walls around their heart; while there were natural, moral and ethical disasters galore, I was allowed to enjoy the best year of my life, so far, on this planet. And now I am looking forward what we shall make of 2019, the first months of which I am going to live and write in Spain. Happy New Year!

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas

Same photo as last year,
as the year before,
as ten years ago.
Nothing seems to change, hm?

Merry Christmas, then,
Goodwill to all people
and Peace on Earth.

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Saturday Night Music



Dmitri  Hvorostovsky (16 October 1962 – 22 November 2017)

Aida Garifullina * 30 September 1987

This concert in Grafenegg on June 22nd, 2017 was Dmitri Hvorostovsky's last one. Five months later he died.