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The Siberian baritone and his frequent collaborator, pianist Ivari Ilja, are on their way to the third annual Dvořák Prague Festival in the Czech Republic to perform a recital of Russian art songs.  Composers whose works are featured on the August 27 program include Tchaikovsky, Medtner, and Rachmaninoff.  For those unable to attend the live performance, many of these pieces can be heard on Dmitri’s two most recent recordings for the Delos label, Tchaikovsky Romances and Pushkin Romances.

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Last Saturday Dmitri Hvorostovsky made his long-awaited debut at the 88th annual Arena di Verona Opera Festival in an iconic Franco Zeffirelli production of Verdi’s Il Trovatore.  The Leonora to Dmitri’s Count was his frequent collaborator, the American soprano Sondra Radvanovsky.  The production, which also stars tenor Marcelo Álvarez as Mancrico and mezzo-soprano Marianne Cornetti as Azucena, runs through August 19.  Italian conductor Marco Armiliato leads the all-star cast.

Visit the Arena di Verona web site for more info and to purchase tickets

Read the review in Der Neue Merker (German)

Read the review in Il Mattino di Padova (Italian)

In this new special from PBS's Great Performances, Dmitri welcomes his friend and colleague, the American soprano Renée Fleming, to Russia, where the two perform great opera scenes in magnificent palaces in St. Peterburg.  Locations include the Hermitage, Catherine the Great’s theater at the Winter Palace, the spectacular golden fountains and Golden Ballroom of the lavish Peterhof Palace, and the White Column Ball Room of the splendid Yusupov Palace.  In the program, Dmitri and Renée delight audiences with beloved arias and duets from Verdi's Simon Boccanegra and Il Trovatore and Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, Queen of Spades and The Oprichnik.  In addition to the performances, the two opera stars take viewers on a tour of St. Petersburg’s extensive canal system, revealing the city’s many scenic wonders.  The program, which premieres on September 1, can be seen on PBS stations throughout the U.S. (check local listings).

Hoping to bring a different perspective to his fans, Dmitri Hvorostovsky has been regularly posting video blog entries to his Facebook fan page.  The videos, which vary in length and style, include fun interviews with friend and collaborators, exclusive snippets from rehearsals, and messages from Dmitri directly to his fans.  Check out his most recent entry, "Vacation!", to see Dmitri at leisure, a long way from his native Siberia.

Click here to visit and "like" the official Dmitri Hvorostovsky Facebook fan page