People's Artist of Russia, opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky, who suffered from cancer for a long time, died in London. The death of the singer was reported by Dmitry Malikov and Joseph Kobzon.

A terrible diagnosis - a brain tumor - was made to Dmitry Hvorostovsky, who lived in London for many years, in June 2015. When the illness became known, the artist canceled his performances for two months and underwent several courses of chemotherapy at one of the cancer centers in London.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky's return to the stage after a course of treatment took place on August 25, 2015 in New York on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera. However, in December 2016, the singer's health deteriorated and he again canceled all opera performances.

Date and place of funeral

A capsule with part of the ashes of People's Artist of Russia Dmitry Hvorostovsky will be buried in Krasnoyarsk, the Ministry of Culture of the region told RIA Novosti.

Hvorostovsky was born in Krasnoyarsk and is an honorary citizen of the region. He died on Wednesday morning in London after a long illness. At the end of June 2015, he announced that he was suffering from a brain tumor.

The department said that after farewell to Hvorostovsky, a cremation procedure will take place in Moscow. One capsule with ashes will be buried at the Novodevichy cemetery, and the other in Krasnoyarsk. The date of the funeral in the artist’s hometown is still unknown.

Earlier it became known that farewell to the artist would take place in the Great Hall of the Conservatory on Monday, November 27.

First marriage

The owner of such a voice was famous for being a passionate and gentle man. His first love arose on the stage of the Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theater. The first lover was the ballerina Svetlana Ivanova. But this connection was not approved by others. Svetlana was already married before, but the reason for the breakup was her uncontrollable passion for men. But Dmitry was fascinated by the dark-eyed beauty and did not listen to anyone’s advice.

Dmitry's mentor Ekaterina Iofel made every effort to destroy this union. She tried to influence Hvorostovsky by refusing to communicate with him. But nothing helped. The relationship with the ballerina lasted two years, after which Dmitry moved her and her little daughter to his small room in a communal apartment. A year later, Svetlana and Dmitry got married.

The blow did not take long to arrive. One day Dmitry decided to surprise his wife and returned early from a tour. He bought a huge bouquet of flowers, came home and saw Svetlana in his marital bed with his close friend. The friends got into a big fight. Those around them believed that the relationship of the unsuccessful couple would end there. But Dmitry forgave his wife. In the early 90s, he was invited to work in the UK, and he moved his family to London.

Dmitry dreamed that Svetlana would be his support and support in everything. He wanted to appoint her as his director. But Svetlana did not want to take any part in her husband’s fate. She only wanted to devote all her time to herself and enjoy the social life of London. At first Dmitry took it calmly. He believed that there was nothing wrong with his wife going out into the world. In 1996, Dmitry Hvorostovsky’s personal life went uphill, his wife gave birth to two children. The singer was very happy with his wife and children. He gave birth to twins: a boy Danya and a girl Sasha. Dmitry was sure that he did the right thing by not listening to gossip about his wife.

But everything turned out to be the opposite. Svetlana did not settle down and did not calm down after the birth of her children. She became nervous and scandalous. In the house, major quarrels began to frequently arise between the spouses. As a result, the singer developed an ulcer due to nervousness. To relieve the pain, he began to drink.

Hvorostovsky also became addicted to alcohol because he was very worried about the current family situation. He would later talk about that time that he actually drank so much that he could even lose his job.

Divorce

But so far his concert activity has not stopped. Hvorostovsky went to Geneva for one of his performances. There he had to perform the part of Don Giovanni with the charming 29-year-old Florence Illy. She discovered that the famous Russian baritone was also a real handsome man and went on the attack. They had a real kiss on stage. That's where she started. The sensuality of the singer of Italian-Swiss origin did not hide from Dmitry. "IM married!" - he immediately declared. "So what?" - Flo answered completely sincerely.

This woman seems to have returned her real self to Dmitry Alexandrovich.

He again understood what tenderness and romance are, what love and care are, what quiet happiness and enjoyment of each other is - without quarrels and scandals.

Returning to London, the singer raised the question of divorce. Svetlana couldn’t believe it: her Dimochka, who forgave everything, put up with her for so long, gave her two beautiful kids, suddenly started talking about divorce?! She was offended and disappointed and never expected that this could happen. But being the wife of a genius is difficult - you need to correspond to him on the one hand and develop with him on the other. Sveta, it seems, did not cope with this task.

In a fit of rage, the woman sued him for everything he had at that time: real estate, cars, as well as huge alimony for children and her own maintenance (more than 8 million a year, if counted in rubles). But Hvorostovsky was no longer with her, and Florence was able to survive all this.

Second marriage - a new meaning in life

With the appearance of Florence in Hvorostovsky's life, life took on a new meaning. He stopped drinking and his popularity grew. He became an even more famous opera singer. Florence became a talisman for him. She followed her husband everywhere and constantly supported him in everything.

In 2003, the couple had a son, he was named Maxim, and four years later a daughter was born. Personal life, wife and children became the most important for Dmitry Hvorostovsky.

Florence completely immersed herself in Russian life. In the first year of their life together with Dmitry, she learned Russian at a conversational level. They went on all the tours around the world only together. Sometimes they performed in concerts together.

As soon as the singer’s personal life improved, old relationships resurfaced. His wife Svetlana appeared and demanded that her alimony amount be doubled. The court approved her demands. Until the end of her days, she never worked anywhere, but lived only off these alimony payments.

After Svetlana learned about Dmitry’s diagnosis, she called him for the first time in 15 years. This was their last conversation. Svetlana died before Hvorostovsky. The cause of her death was complications from meningitis. After Svetlana's death, Dmitry learned that she was a very religious person. She often helped churches in London. She was greatly respected by her parishioners for this.

Dmitry did not abandon Svetlana’s children after her death. He continued to help them. His daughter from his first marriage became an artist, and his son became interested in music.

In 2015, misfortune came to the family. Dmitry became seriously ill. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Regular chemotherapy brought relief for a short time. The singer was forced to suspend his tours, and many concerts had to be abandoned. His performances were supposed to take place this summer, but his health did not allow his plans to be realized.

Children

A happy father with children (from left to right): Maria (the daughter of the singer’s first wife, whom he adopted), 21-year-old Danila and 21-year-old Alexandra (children from his first marriage with ballerina Svetlana Ivanova), 10-year-old Nina, in the second row - 15-year-old Maxim.

All four of the singer’s own children live in London, they maintain friendly relations with each other. Since the divorce from his first wife was scandalous and painful, Hvorostovsky rarely sees the twins from his first marriage. They still live in the British capital with Svetlana and occasionally attend the singer’s rehearsals.

In the interview, the singer avoids the topic of communicating with children from his first marriage, calling it very painful. But the singer’s wife Florence and the singer’s children support him with all their might. They not only attend concerts and rehearsals, but also often accompany Dmitry on tour. The singer is proud that Maxim and Nina already speak three languages!

He tries to raise his children with love and does not even raise his voice at them. As the singer admitted in an interview, he now strives to get home as quickly as possible so that the whole family can be together. Next to children, an expressive and irritable man with a complex character becomes gentle and sentimental. And once Dmitry even cried when he heard his daughter Ninochka sing. The singer calls his children very talented and artistic. Who knows, maybe they will follow in the footsteps of their famous father!

Dmitry Hvorostovsky is one of the most famous opera singers of our time. His dramatic baritone is intoxicating and mesmerizing, the intonations of his vocal parts are chilling. The singer's track record includes a huge number of awards and titles: People's Artist of the Russian Federation, laureate of the Glinka Honorary Prize, winner of the Opera News Award - an international award awarded for contributions to the art of opera.

Childhood and family

Born into an intelligent family from Krasnoyarsk, Dmitry Hvorostovsky received his first music lessons in early childhood. His father, a chemical engineer, always cherished a love of singing in his soul. As Dmitry himself recalled, Hvorostovsky Sr. had a beautiful, deep baritone. In addition, the boy’s father knew how to play the piano very well, and therefore there was always music in the Hvorostovsky family’s house. In the personal collection of Alexander Stepanovich (that was the name of the father of the future singer) there were many rare records. Among them were albums by Tito Gobbi, Enrico Caruso, Maria Callas, Ettore Bastianini, Fyodor Chaliapin, Mario Lanza... It is not surprising that Dmitry fell in love with the classics at a young age.

As Hvorostovsky’s relatives noted, he first decided to sing at the age of four. Soon, little Dima, together with his father, began to master the piano and entered music school without any problems. It is quite remarkable that the first teachers saw in the boy a future great pianist, and not an opera singer at all. As for the secondary school, everything was not so rosy. In his senior year, Dmitry received such a devastating testimonial that he chose to forget his school years like a bad dream.

Many advised him to enter the Krasnoyarsk School of Arts, where they have been cutting musical talents since the beginning of the 20th century. However, unexpectedly for everyone, Dmitry chose the local pedagogical school. Gorky, which was considered less prestigious, and was located much further from his home. Here the future singer received a specialty as a music teacher. At the same time, he began to get involved in newfangled musical trends, including hard rock.

For some time, Dmitry Hvorostovsky performed with a semi-amateur musical group, and then decided to apply to the Krasnoyarsk School of Arts, which at that time acquired the status of an institute and became known as the Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Arts. The young man sought to get into the class of Ekaterina Iofel, a world-famous teacher who raised more than one future genius of opera singing. Under the guidance of this sensitive woman, Dmitry studied the characteristics of operatic vocals for several years. As the musician himself admitted, he carried the advice and instructions of the institute teacher throughout his life.

Professional career

Dmitry Hvorostovsky began his career as an opera singer on the stage of his native Krasnoyarsk, at the local opera and ballet theater, where he performed from 1985 (he began in his third year at the institute) to 1990. He soon became a recognized star of the Krasnoyarsk stage and appeared in almost all major productions of the State Opera and Ballet Theater: “The Queen of Spades”, “Iolanta”, “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi, “Eugene Onegin”, “Faust”, “Pagliacci”.

Soon, Hvorostovsky’s talent was noted outside his native Krasnoyarsk. In 1987, he became the winner of the All-Russian Vocal Competition, and a few months later - the All-Union Vocal Competition. M. Glinka, which took place in Baku.

Soon Hvorostovsky began to tour extensively throughout Russia and other republics of the Soviet Union. In 1988, the young singer made his debut on the European stage - Dmitry Hvorostovsky performed the role of Yeletsky from the production of “The Queen of Spades” on the stage of the Nice Opera House. In the same year, the jury of the international competition in Toulouse gave the Russian performer the main prize.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky – Il guerriero buono

But this was just the beginning. In 1989, Dmitry Hvorostovsky received the Grand Prix of the international competition “Cardiff Voices”. From that moment on, all of Europe started talking about the young opera singer. Hvorostovsky destroyed stereotypes about what an opera singer should look like: his athletic body in a neat tuxedo and ash-colored mane of hair even earned him a place in the ranking of the most beautiful people in the world according to People magazine. By the way, Dmitry’s hair turned gray very early - that’s how his genes “fell out”.

Subsequently, the Russian performer received engagements in world-famous opera houses. His voice sounded from the stage of the Berlin and Bavarian State Opera, London's Royal Covent Garden Theater, Milan's La Scala Opera, and New York's Metropolitan Opera. At home, the venue for the performer’s concerts was the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater, the Moscow New Opera Theater and the State Kremlin Palace.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky: songs of the war years

Dmitry Hvorostovsky became the first opera singer to give a solo concert on Red Square. This performance, which marked the beginning of a large tour of Russian cities, was broadcast live in 25 countries around the world. Dmitry was accompanied by the State Academic Chamber Orchestra of Russia under the conductor Konstantin Orbelyan.

Personal life of Dmitry Hvorostovsky

There were two main women in the life of the famous opera performer. Dmitry's first wife, Svetlana Ivanova, was a ballerina of the Krasnoyarsk Theater. They met in 1986, and three years later the couple legalized their relationship, although Hvorostovsky’s teacher convinced him not to do this. The singer even adopted Svetlana’s child from his first marriage. And in 1996, the couple became parents twice - the “royal couple” was born, twins Alexandra and Danila.

Outwardly, the marriage seemed calm, but in 2001, after 15 years of marriage, it broke up due to Svetlana’s infidelities. According to some sources, Hvorostovsky almost ended up on trial because of a fight with his first wife’s lover. According to the divorce terms, the woman was entitled to annual payments of $190 thousand, as well as a luxurious house in London. In 2009, the singer’s ex-wife sued to increase the amount of alimony and won the case - from now on Dmitry had to pay his ex-wife 195 thousand pounds a year. On December 31, 2015, Svetlana died from meningitis and acute sepsis.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky in the program “Once Upon a Time” (2016)

The second wife of Dmitry Hvorostovsky was the singer Florence Illy (now Hvorostovskaya), half Italian, half French.

She brought new colors to Dmitry's life, pulling him out of the hopeless abyss of sadness after breaking up with Svetlana. For the sake of her lover, the girl learned Russian. The singer's family accepted her as their own. In 2003, their common son Maxim was born, and four years later the lovers had a daughter, named Nina.

Death of Dmitry Hvorostovsky

Terrible news overtook Dmitry Hvorostovsky in the spring of 2015. Even the most devoted fans did not notice any changes in the singer’s voice and appearance, but Dmitry understood that something was happening to him: sudden attacks of dizziness, problems with coordination, hearing and vision - all signaled a terrible illness. Doctors confirmed his fears by diagnosing him with a hypothalamic tumor.

In October, he went on a major tour of Germany with a repertoire of works by Mussorgsky, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Borodin and Verdi, but he refused the title role in the opera Simon Boccanegra (Vienna) due to another course of chemistry.

In October 2017, the media reported the death of Hvorostovsky, but the information turned out to be a hoax. After the publication of the note in Komsomolskaya Pravda, the message about the singer’s death spread across social networks, and saddened fans had already begun to offer their condolences when Dmitry’s angry wife wrote on her Facebook: “My husband is alive and now sleeping next to me!” The newspaper that launched the disinformation promised to apologize to Hvorostovsky.

Therefore, when a month later the news was again full of reports of Dmitry’s death, people did not believe it, hoping to the last that this was another newspaper duck of unscrupulous journalists speculating on the feelings of fans. Alas, the information was confirmed by the artist’s relatives, Joseph Kobzon and Dmitry Malikov. Dmitry Hvorostovsky passed away on November 22, 2017. He was 55 years old.

In his will, Dmitry asked to be cremated and his ashes to be buried in two cities important in his biography: Moscow and Krasnoyarsk. The poetess Lilia Vinogradova, close to Hvorostovsky, said that farewell to the “golden baritone” will take place in Moscow, despite the fact that Hvorostovsky lived in London in the last years of his life.

On November 22, 2018, the famous opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky passed away. He was 55 years old and left behind a wife and children (see photo below). Since 2015, Dmitry suffered from a brain tumor. Due to regular treatment, he was forced to cancel his performances. Due to poor health, a concert in Vienna did not take place in September 2016, and a performance in Moscow was canceled in December.

And already in June of this year, Dmitry refused to perform at the Vienna State Opera. On October 16, the singer turned 55 years old. President Vladimir Vladimirovich came to congratulate him. What was Dmitry Hvorostovsky’s personal life like, what is known about his wife and children?

Photo: Dmitry Hvorostovsky during his speech

First marriage

The owner of such a voice was famous for being a passionate and gentle man. His first love arose on the stage of the Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theater. The first lover was the ballerina Svetlana Ivanova. But this connection was not approved by others. Svetlana was already married before, but the reason for the breakup was her uncontrollable passion for men. But Dmitry was fascinated by the dark-eyed beauty and did not listen to anyone’s advice.

Photo: Dmitry Hvorostovsky with his first wife Svetlana

Dmitry's mentor Ekaterina Iofel made every effort to destroy this union. She tried to influence Hvorostovsky by refusing to communicate with him. But nothing helped. The relationship with the ballerina lasted two years, after which Dmitry moved her and her little daughter to his small room in a communal apartment. A year later, Svetlana and Dmitry got married.

The blow did not take long to arrive. One day Dmitry decided to surprise his wife and returned early from a tour. He bought a huge bouquet of flowers, came home and saw Svetlana in his marital bed with his close friend. The friends got into a big fight. Those around them believed that the relationship of the unsuccessful couple would end there. But Dmitry forgave his wife. In the early 90s, he was invited to work in the UK, and he moved his family to London.

Photo: Dmitry Hvorostovsky with Svetlana Ivanova and daughter

Dmitry dreamed that Svetlana would be his support and support in everything. He wanted to appoint her as his director. But Svetlana did not want to take any part in her husband’s fate. She only wanted to devote all her time to herself and enjoy the social life of London. At first Dmitry took it calmly. He believed that there was nothing wrong with his wife going out into the world. In 1996, Dmitry Hvorostovsky’s personal life went uphill, his wife gave birth to two children. The singer was very happy with his wife and children. He gave birth to twins: a boy Danya and a girl Sasha. Dmitry was sure that he did the right thing by not listening to gossip about his wife.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky with his first wife and daughter

But everything turned out to be the opposite. Svetlana did not settle down and did not calm down after the birth of her children. She became nervous and scandalous. In the house, major quarrels began to frequently arise between the spouses. As a result, the singer developed an ulcer due to nervousness. To relieve the pain, he began to drink.

Hvorostovsky also became addicted to alcohol because he was very worried about the current family situation. He would later talk about that time that he actually drank so much that he could even lose his job.

New wife - new life

During a period of family crisis, Dmitry had to perform in Geneva. He was supposed to perform the part together with the charming singer Florence Illy. Florence really liked the owner of the famous baritone and she decided to make every effort to win his heart. The love story began with a kiss on stage. Florence was able to bring back the real Dmitry and heal his wounds. He again believed in love, tenderness and fidelity.

On tour, he was completely immersed in the quiet happiness of his new love, which could exist without scandals and reproaches.

Photo: Dmitry Hvorostovsky and Florence Illy

Returning home, Dmitry immediately raised the issue of divorce. This was unexpected for Svetlana. She is used to the fact that her husband forgives and tolerates everything. The divorce process was very difficult and noisy. Svetlana sued Hvorostovsky for all the property that he was able to acquire.

He lost his real estate, his car, and in addition, he was given huge alimony payments for the maintenance of his children and ex-wife. But Hvorostovsky easily endured another blow of fate. He didn’t care, since the woman he loved was next to him.

With the appearance of Florence in Hvorostovsky's life, life took on a new meaning. He stopped drinking and his popularity grew. He became an even more famous opera singer. Florence became a talisman for him. She followed her husband everywhere and constantly supported him in everything.

In 2003, the couple had a son, he was named Maxim, and four years later a daughter was born. Personal life, wife and children became the most important for Dmitry Hvorostovsky.

Florence completely immersed herself in Russian life. In the first year of their life together with Dmitry, she learned Russian at a conversational level. They went on all the tours around the world only together. Sometimes they performed in concerts together.

Dmitry with his wife and children

As soon as the singer’s personal life improved, old relationships resurfaced. His wife Svetlana appeared and demanded that her alimony amount be doubled. The court approved her demands. Until the end of her days, she never worked anywhere, but lived only off these alimony payments. After Svetlana learned about Dmitry’s diagnosis, she called him for the first time in 15 years.

After Svetlana's death, Dmitry learned that she was a very religious person. She often helped churches in London. She was greatly respected by her parishioners for this. Dmitry did not abandon Svetlana’s children after her death. He continued to help them. His daughter from his first marriage became an artist, and his son became interested in music.

Dmitry with his family

In 2015, misfortune came to the family. Dmitry became seriously ill. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Regular chemotherapy brought relief for a short time. The singer was forced to suspend his tours, and many concerts had to be abandoned.

His performances were supposed to take place this summer, but his health did not allow his plans to be realized.

Photo: Dmitry with his wife Florence and children

Today, November 22, 2018, the famous opera singer, a kind man, a loving husband and father, Dmitry Hvorostovsky, passed away. No efforts of medical workers could overcome the terrible diagnosis. The man who will be remembered by many for his magnificent voice and his radiant smile has passed away. The wife and children experience indescribable grief...

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky is an opera singer known in every corner of the globe, whose soft baritone makes the hearts of women melt and admire his talent.

An unremarkable, but very talented and persistent Krasnoyarsk boy was able to make himself on his own, forcing all of Europe and America to applaud him.

Having learned about his fatal diagnosis, Dmitry Hvorostovsky managed to pull himself together and defeat it, continuing to perform and give joy to people, as well as supporting young talents in Russia.

Height, weight, age. How old is Dmitry Hvorostovsky

Fans from all over the world are rushing to find out everything about their favorite opera singer, including such parameters as height, weight, age. You can find out how old Dmitry Hvorostovsky is by checking his date of birth.

Dmitry Alexandrovich was born in 1962, so he recently turned fifty-four years old. According to his zodiac sign, Hvorostovsky is a modest, polite, reasonable, friendly, indecisive, but incredibly creative Libra.

The eastern horoscope gave him the sign of the Tiger, endowing him with such character traits as attentiveness, nobility, willpower, and determination.

Hvorostovsky's height is very impressive, as he is one meter and ninety-three centimeters. After his illness, Dmitry weighs only eighty-eight kilograms.

Biography and personal life of Dmitry Hvorostovsky

The biography and personal life of Dmitry Hvorostovsky are in great demand as a request on the Internet. It is worth clarifying that little Dima was born in Krasnoyarsk, he was a very talented boy. Already at the age of six he played the piano under the guidance of his father, and began singing even earlier - at the age of 4.

The boy did not study very well at school, and sometimes behaved simply disgustingly, so he received a terrible graduation report. Many teachers advised the talented guy to study at the local art school, but he amazed everyone by applying to the pedagogical school. Dmitry wanted to become a music worker at school, but fell in love with rock music and began performing in a band.

Then the guy finally transferred to the Krasnoyarsk College of Culture, and then graduated from KGII. Here he met his teacher and second mother, Ekaterina Iofel, who recognized in him the characteristics of an opera singer.

From 1985 to 1990, Hvorostovsky shone on the stage of the Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theater. The talent of the guy who performed in the operas “Faust” and “Pagliacci” was noticed, so he constantly won all-Russian competitions and toured all countries of the former USSR.

Already in 1989, Dmitry was noticed in Europe, in particular in Italy and England, so for a long time he performed in Covent Garden, the Vienna and Berlin Operas, and the famous La Scala in Milan.

He supports young opera singers and pianists, releases albums with his songs and tours around the world. By the way, he is the first singer in the world who was allowed to perform on Red Square.

The personal life of Dmitry Hvorostovsky was not a success the first time, since everyone considered his first love and wife to be a woman of easy virtue. Hvorostovsky did not pay attention to fans, but he was able to find happiness in his second marriage. He considers his second wife his savior and muse.

Family and children of Dmitry Hvorostovsky

The family and children of Dmitry Hvorostovsky are quite interesting to fans who are eager to find out who raised such a brilliant singer. Dmitry Hvorostovsky was born into an intelligent family where they loved to sing and admired music.

His father, Alexander Hvorostovsky, was a talented chemist, but this did not stop him from loving music and completely surrendering to it. He sang almost constantly in a pleasant baritone voice, played the piano masterfully and collected rare records. However, it was his father who taught the boy to play the piano and instilled in him a love of music.

The guy endlessly respected his mother, who raised him and helped him find himself in music. She turned a blind eye to her son’s tricks and devastating performances from school and believed in her son.

Hvorostovsky is a father of many children who adores his children. Many sources close to the baritone’s first wife claim that the royal twins were the result of IVF, since Dmitry, in a fit of jealousy, beat Svetlana, and she became infertile.

The children in the Hvorostovsky family speak Russian, French, English and Italian, so the offspring speak them thoroughly. Dmitry supports his children, does not divide into his own and others, and is always ready to see them in his home.

Son of Dmitry Hvorostovsky - Danila Hvorostovsky

The son of Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Danila Hvorostovsky, is the other half of the royal twins, who was born to the baritone by his first wife, Svetlana Hvorostovskaya, in 1996.

The guy at home was called in a foreign manner - Daniel, he adored his father and supported his mother. The boy studied at a London school, lived in a prestigious area, but really missed his father.

Danila accepted the news that his father had married a second time calmly. He adores his little sister, and is on an equal footing with his brother. At the same time, the guy grew up a long time ago and followed in his father’s footsteps, however, he did not become an opera singer, because he gave his heart to rock music and playing the guitar.

Son of Dmitry Hvorostovsky - Maxim Hvorostovsky

The son of Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Maxim Hvorostovsky, was born in a London maternity ward in 2003. His mother was the second wife of his famous father, Florence Hvorostovsky.

The boy is his father’s pride; he is incredibly similar to him both in appearance and in character. The guy is very calm and sociable, but he can explode if something doesn’t go as he planned.

Maxim is very photogenic, so he often participates in photo shoots; he studies at school and is fluent in three foreign languages. The boy loves cars, music and travel.

Daughter of Dmitry Hvorostovsky - Alexandra Hvorostovskaya

The daughter of Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Alexandra Hvorostovskaya, was born in 1996, she was one of the royal twins. The baritone's first wife, Svetlana Hvorostovskaya, gave birth to a girl.

Little Sasha adored her father; she drew and sang beautifully. The girl had a hard time with her parents’ divorce, but often visited her father and stepmother with her brother.

Currently, Alexandra is seriously engaged in painting, her paintings constantly appear in art galleries around the world. She permanently resides in London.

Daughter of Dmitry Hvorostovsky - Nina Hvorostovskaya

Dmitry Hvorostovsky’s daughter, Nina Hvorostovskaya, was born in 2007, and her father’s second wife, Florence Hvorostovsky, became her mother. The girl is growing up to be a very smart child; she speaks three languages ​​fluently.

Little Nina sings great, she takes vocal lessons and studies music. At the same time, Dmitry never raises his voice to the baby and sincerely rejoices at her successes. He often cries when he hears how beautifully his daughter sings and predicts her future as an opera diva.

Nina is an excellent student at school and takes part in school amateur performances.

The ex-wife of Dmitry Hvorostovsky - Svetlana Hvorostovskaya

Dmitry Hvorostovsky's ex-wife, Svetlana Hvorostovskaya, appeared in the opera singer's life back in 1986; she was an actress in the corps de ballet in Krasnoyarsk. The stormy romance lasted five years and ended in marriage.

At the same time, many people from Dmitry’s inner circle begged him not to get married. The man adopted Sveta’s daughter from her first marriage, Masha, and then became the father of twins.

Many envied the beautiful couple and considered them ideal, so everyone was shocked that they broke up. In 2001, Hvorostovsky, while intoxicated, beat his wife, who had repeatedly cheated on him.

At the same time, he got into a fight not only with his ex-wife, but also with her lover, so he was forced to leave her property in London, and also pay her $195,000 annually.

In 2016, Svetlana Hvorostovskaya died suddenly from meningitis, which developed into an acute form of sepsis.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky's wife - Florence Hvorostovsky

Dmitry Hvorostovsky's ex-wife, Florence Hvorostovsky, appeared in the baritone's life back in 1999, when they performed an opera role together in Geneva. The man raised two children and suffered from alcoholism, but his beloved Flosha began to support him in everything.

The talented pianist and opera diva also learned Russian and learned how to cook borscht. After the wedding, the woman left the stage for her beloved and became a caring mother.

The couple has been together for fifteen years, they support each other and do not separate, going on tour with the whole family around the world.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky latest health news: cancer is progressing

Dmitry Hvorostovsky The latest health news is increasingly attracting public attention. The fact is that the man is seriously ill; he was diagnosed with brain oncology.

At the same time, fans were shocked when they learned in June 2015 that the great opera singer was seriously ill and dying of cancer. Hvorostovsky underwent chemotherapy and rehabilitation at a London clinic.

Already at the beginning of autumn 2015, Dmitry returned to touring in tandem with Anna Netrebko. In October of the same year, Hvorostovsky performed at the Kremlin Palace on a large-scale concert tour.

Today it is known that Dmitry Alexandrovich underwent several courses of chemotherapy, he repeatedly canceled concert tours. At the same time, the man was hospitalized with pneumonia in 2016.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky died. Cause of death and funeral of the singer

Dmitry Hvorostovsky was already ready to perform constantly. He appeared at City Day in St. Petersburg and performed in Krasnoyarsk, where he became an honorary citizen of the city. The opera singer recently suffered a shoulder injury.

Tragic news came from London, where opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky died suddenly on November 22. It happened in a British hospital at 3:36 UK time.

Fifty-five-year-old Dmitry was conscious, so he managed to say goodbye to his parents, wife Florence and loved ones. According to Dmitry Malikov and Joseph Kobzon, the cause of his sudden death was brain cancer.

The news of the opera singer's death was confirmed by Hvorostovsky's official representative, Mark Hildrew. Fans, politicians and colleagues expressed condolences to the family and friends, calling the death the greatest loss.

Now relatives are deciding where and when Dmitry Hvorostovsky’s funeral will take place.

Instagram and Wikipedia Dmitry Hvorostovsky

Instagram and Wikipedia of Dmitry Hvorostovsky are available and official, but it is worth clarifying that all the information posted on their Internet is reliable and relevant.

The Wikipedia page, which is dedicated to Dmitry Hvorostovsky, contains all the information regarding his parents and children, personal and family life, career growth and health problems, discography and awards.

The Instagram page indicates what Hvorostovsky’s hobbies are, while it is filled to the brim with photos and videos from the family archive. They are provided with comments by Dmitry Alexandrovich himself.

The future opera singer was born in Krasnoyarsk. His father was a chemical engineer, and his mother worked as a gynecologist at a local hospital. However, my dad's main hobby was music. It was to her that he gave all his free time. He played the piano wonderfully, had a deep, magical baritone and collected records with recordings that were rare for that time. The Hvorostovskys' music library included Ettore Bastianini, Tito Gobbi, Fyodor Chaliapin, Maria Callas. Among his father's favorites, Dima quickly found his idols.

Noticing that the child happily supported his father’s hobby, his parents, along with a regular high school, sent him to a music school. I must say that the latter was much easier for him. The teachers saw the boy as a future pianist, and he surprised them at all when, having graduated from high school and received a disgusting reference, he applied not to a music school, but to a pedagogical school.

Dmitry Alexandrovich graduated from the choir department with honors, becoming a music teacher. And only after that he decided to get a musical education, especially since the Krasnoyarsk College of Arts during this time acquired the status of an institute.

Teachers of the new educational institution for Hvorostov characterize him as a temperamental and restless young man, who was difficult to retrain from choirmaster to soloist. “It turns out I can’t do anything?!” - the future singer seethed. Only in his third year did Dmitry begin to make the amazing progress that was expected from such a gifted musician from the very beginning.

Opera and ballet

In parallel with his studies at the institute, he began to earn a living at the Krasnoyarsk State Opera and Ballet Theater. There, at first the young artist was given only minor roles, but after considering his talent, he was quickly promoted to soloist. Within a year of work, he became the main voice of the theater. Everyone understood that an outstanding performer was bored in the provinces, so no one was surprised when Hvorostovsky began to win awards one after another, first at the All-Russian, then the All-Union competition, and after college he reached the international level, conquering France and Wales.

But the Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theater was not only a launching pad for the professional activities of the future star. He also gave Hvorostovsky his true first love.

No one approved of this connection. His teacher, the talented Ekaterina Konstantinovna Iofel, more than once spoke about the corps de ballet dancer Svetlana Ivanova, using the most unflattering epithets. Beautiful, able to truly conquer talent, the girl instantly won over the still inexperienced Hvorostovsky, who was engaged in art and was not at all involved in his personal life.

He was warned: Svetlana’s first marriage did not work out because of her passions, which a woman does not know how to keep inside. Both men and women ended up in bed with Dmitry’s beloved, despite the fact that she still lived in the same apartment with her ex-husband and little daughter. But Hvorostovsky could not be stopped: his heart was burning, in the light, dark-eyed ballerina with a defenseless look, he saw a real muse.

Forgive

Having learned that Dmitry Alexandrovich had serious plans for this lady, his teacher Ekaterina Iofel even made an attempt to refuse him the house. The man was offended at first and left, proudly raising his chin, but soon returned, fell at the feet of his mentor and asked for permission to marry Svetlana, at least after studying. But who is Ekaterina Konstantinovna to interfere? “We’ll live until Monday,” answered the wise woman, believing that, having matured, Dima would cool down. But how wrong she was!

After two years of a passionate relationship with the slutty ballerina, Hvorostovsky moved her to his tiny room in a communal apartment, and also took her daughter from her first marriage, Masha.

A year later the couple got married. One day, wanting to please his beloved, Dmitry returned from tour a few days early. I bought a huge bouquet and decided that Sveta would be delighted to see it. But instead he found his wife in bed with his own friend. A cloud of darkness came over the enraged opera singer.

A fight broke out.

Everyone in their circle was whispering: this is the end. But it was not there. The young people found the strength to forgive each other, and in the early 90s, Dmitry received an invitation to work in the UK, took his family and left for London.

London

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His plans included making his wife his director, but she resolutely refused to learn the language and help her husband. She did not support his desire to develop and only wanted to enjoy social life in the strict and solemn capital of Great Britain.

Dmitry initially accepted these rules of the game: let the wife keep the hearth and go out into the world, what’s wrong with that? In 1996, the Hvorostovsky family expanded: Svetlana gave birth to twins - a boy Danya and a girl Alexandra. The singer was happy and thought that it was not in vain that he did not listen to gossip and did it his way.

However, it soon became clear that Svetlana did not become calmer after the birth of her children. There were constant scandals in the family that exhausted the artist. Due to nervousness, he developed an ulcer. To suppress physical pain and mental suffering, Dmitry became addicted to alcohol. He openly states that he really abused him in that marriage, so much so that he could have lost his job at any moment.

Divorce

But so far his concert activity has not stopped. Hvorostovsky flew to Geneva for one of his performances. There he had to perform the part of Don Giovanni with the charming 29-year-old Florence Illy. She discovered that the famous Russian baritone was also a real handsome man and went on the attack. They had a real kiss on stage. That's where she started. The sensuality of the singer of Italian-Swiss origin did not hide from Dmitry. "IM married!" - he immediately declared. "So what?" - Flo answered completely sincerely.

This woman seems to have returned her real self to Dmitry Alexandrovich. He again understood what tenderness and romance are, what love and care are, what quiet happiness and enjoyment of each other is - without quarrels and scandals.

Returning to London, the singer raised the question of divorce. Svetlana couldn’t believe it: her Dimochka, who forgave everything, put up with her for so long, gave her two beautiful kids, suddenly started talking about divorce?! She was offended and disappointed and never expected that this could happen. But it is difficult to be the wife of a genius - you need to correspond to him on the one hand and develop with him on the other. Sveta, it seems, did not cope with this task.

In a fit of rage, the woman sued him for everything he had at that time: real estate, cars, as well as huge alimony for children and her own maintenance (more than 8 million a year, if counted in rubles). But Hvorostovsky was no longer with her, and Florence was able to survive all this.

Flosha

With the advent of Flosha, as Dmitry calls her, his life began to improve. He was able to give up alcohol and become an even more famous and invited opera singer. His new wife followed him everywhere, helping, inspiring, caring. In 2003, the couple had a son, Maxim, and four years later, daughter Nina.

Florence quickly became involved in the life of the Russian singer and became his indispensable companion. In the first year of living together with Hvorostovsky, Flosha learned spoken Russian, now she travels with him around the world, and sometimes they perform together.

When Hvorostovsky’s life improved, Svetlana entered the arena again and through the court demanded that the amount of alimony be doubled. Until the end of her days, she lived off these alimony payments. In 2015, upon learning that her ex-husband had been diagnosed with cancer, Svetlana called him for the first time in 15 years. But this conversation turned out to be the last: a few months later, Svetlana Hvorostovskaya died from complications after meningitis.

It turned out that the genius’s first wife was a believer, she helped the Orthodox church in London a lot, and her departure turned out to be sensitive for the parishioners of this church. Dmitry did not abandon Svetlana’s children, and was involved in raising her eldest daughter Masha, as well as their common children - Sasha, who became an artist, and Dani, who plays music.