Today it became about the death of the famous opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky. The artist died at the age of 55 after a long battle with brain cancer.
Dmitry Hvorostovsky learned about the terrible diagnosis in 2015. Then he decided not to hide the truth from fans and the public.
“Due to the progressing illness, I canceled one event, the second, the third, I didn't want any rumors to spread, empty speculations began, and I said everything as it is. It was quite a logical step on my part, ”the artist explained in an interview.
At the same time, Hvorostovsky noted that the disease did not come as a surprise to him:
“Apparently, I approached her. For a long time he could not get rid of the pessimistic mood, a black perception of the world, a feeling of apathy and fatigue appeared. I stopped getting pleasure from work, I was very tired, indifferent to what was happening around me. Perhaps the reason was my physical condition, but for the time being I did not understand it. "
Doctors told the eminent patient, "You probably won't die," and gave him grueling courses of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
“At the Rochester clinic in the USA, I underwent a powerful biopsy, an operation under general anesthesia, without which it was impossible to understand which treatment method to choose. Holes were drilled at the base of the skull. If you bring your hand to an area that has been exposed to radiation, even additional warmth can be felt. There are times when the blood rushes in, and everything there begins to pulsate. Unless the music sounds. This is the result of radiation ... "- shared Hvorostovsky.
After six weeks of irradiation, the artist was partially bald, "the hair on the back of his head fell off." The treatment hit the body hard. Relatives helped Dmitry to cope with difficulties.
“In chemotherapy, the main problem is the duration of the course. It is necessary to tune in at least six months of systematic treatment. Grit your teeth and endure. The support of my wife helped a lot. Dealing with the situation would have been much more difficult without Florence. Flo never allowed herself to doubt that a different outcome was possible, except for the victory over the disease, ”Hvorostovsky said in an interview.
But the artist himself fought hard for his life:
"I forced myself to visit the gym almost every day, although at that moment all sorts of complications began, the sciatic nerve became inflamed, I could hardly move, get up, sit down, walk ..."
There were times when the artist felt better. So, this summer, Hvorostovsky performed in his native Krasnoyarsk. The audience gave him deafening applause, but the singer did not find the strength to sing an encore. He burst into tears right on the stage, and the audience cried with him.
“I thank all of you for such an award, for your respect. My performances make me move on, move forward, ”Hvorostovsky expressed his gratitude to the public after his last performance.
Dmitry kept faith in a successful outcome until the end: “I have a healthy body, and this should help me cope with the disease. Will definitely help. I know. It will only get better now. "
However, the artist's condition deteriorated markedly. He lost his most valuable asset - his voice. According to media reports, Dmitry could only speak in a whisper, and later allegedly became completely numb.
His friends and colleagues told about the last days of Hvorostovsky and about the bitterness of loss.
“I managed to say goodbye to Dmitry last night at 21:00. And early this morning his wife Florence called me and said that Dima died a minute ago, ”said conductor Konstantin Orbelian. - It was at 3:30 am. He died in a hospital in London. Unfortunately, the struggle for his life is over today.
I cannot say that in the last minutes he was conscious. His parents flew in yesterday morning. They saw each other. We even managed to talk as much as possible. And they also said goodbye to him, although until the last minute no one believed that Dima would leave. We all hoped for a miracle. "
“This is a huge injustice - he has four children left. He died very hard and courageously. He was a man with a capital H, great talent. This is the first Russian singer who has acquired such worldwide fame, ”said composer Igor Krutoy.
Before his death, Dmitry Hvorostovsky drew up a will, in which he asked to bury part of his ashes in Moscow, and part - in his small homeland, in Krasnoyarsk.
The owner of one of the best voices on the planet stepped onto the stage of the Krasnoyarsk Big Concert Hall, limping noticeably, with his hand fixed. It was evident that it was difficult for him to move. Every time an artist appeared on stage, the audience greeted him standing.
For health reasons of the artist - in 2015. Hvorostovsky announced that he was suffering from a brain tumor. A few days before arriving in Krasnoyarsk, he fell and dislocated his shoulder. But the injury did not prevent him from coming home to give a single concert.
Hvorostovsky performed the Demon's aria from Rubinstein's opera, Aleko's cavatina from Rachmaninoff's opera. And, of course, the famous romance "Black Eyes".
During the performance, the singer often put his hand to his heart, making it clear that this meeting is very dear to him.
“I thank all of you for such an award, for your respect. My performances make me move on, move forward, ”the artist admitted.
Later on his Facebook page Vadim Vostrov, working on the TVK-6 channel, left the following entry: “The media will not write the truth about Hvorostovsky's yesterday's concert for ethical reasons. And, probably, they will do the right thing. And I will write because I consider it important to say this.
Hvorostovsky came out limping, with a broken shoulder. He has a changed voice and problems with diction. Like most people in the audience, I was shocked. It's physically hard to watch. We remember Hvorostovsky so strong and so powerful. How so?
But he came out again and again, smiled and brought young performers onto the stage, joked and supported them as best he could. At the end of the concert, it became clear what it cost him. “I had to go back. Because I love you, because this is my hometown, ”said Dmitry and began to cry. He could not go out for an encore. The only time in his career when this was not necessary. He did more at the concert than he could.
I felt ashamed of my thoughts, of my audience egoism at the beginning. And I also realized what Hvorostovsky does not need. He certainly doesn’t need to be reassured on duty. He understands everything and will fight. He said, "Goodbye!" - and again repeated: "Goodbye!". And I know that he will try, not for us to teach him courage. And we will pray for him.
We love you very much, Dmitry. Come back! "
Opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky died at the age of 56. His death became known on Wednesday, November 22. Two years ago, Hvorostovsky was diagnosed with a brain tumor; doctors were unable to save his life.
On Wednesday morning, singer Dmitry Malikov announced the death of the opera star on his Twitter page. However, after 20 minutes, he deleted this post from the social network. RIA Novosti later confirmed information about the death of Hvorostovsky at Malikov: "I have information from my poetess Lilia Vinogradova, who was very close to him and who was there with him. She wrote to me that he died at 3:36 am London time." ...
In mid-October, the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda wrote that the opera singer had died. This is the message of dozens of media outlets. However, later the information was denied first by the agent of the celebrity, and then by his wife. She said that the singer is alive and well and is waiting for his parents to visit to celebrate theirs with them. "Komsomolskaya Pravda" official apology to Dmitry Hvorostovsky and his family.
On November 22, following Malikov, information about his death was confirmed in an interview with RBC by People's Artist of Russia, State Duma Deputy Joseph Kobzon. Later, the singer's agent told TASS that the singer died in London after a long illness.
Relatives of Dmitry Hvorostovsky posted an official message on his Facebook page. It says that he passed away after two and a half years of battling brain cancer, surrounded by loved ones. "May the warmth of his voice and spirit be with us," the message says.
Photo: Facebook screenshot / @ Hvorostovsky
Doctors diagnosed Dmitry Hvorostovsky with a brain tumor in June 2015. He canceled performances for two months, during which time he underwent several courses of chemotherapy in one of the cancer centers in London. Hvorostovsky refused to help Russian medical centers and the Rusfond charity organization. To all offers of help, he replied with a short: "Everything will be fine!"
The opera singer returned to the audience on September 25, taking the stage of the Metropolitan Opera. He and Anna Netrebko performed in New York the leading parts of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Troubadour" - Count di Luna and Leonora. The return of the performer was celebrated in a special way: the conductor of the orchestra invited him to come forward to the applause of the audience, after which the musicians threw white roses at his feet. At the end of last year, Dmitry Hvorostovsky again had to cancel all performances due to deteriorating health.
Dmitry Hvorostovsky was born in 1962 in Krasnoyarsk in the family of a chemical engineer and doctor. In his hometown, he went to a regular music school. A taste for opera was instilled in him by his father, who collected audio recordings of famous opera performers. The son, like his dad, tried to repeat what he heard. At a young age, Hvorostovsky tested his strength in a completely different musical direction, joining the local rock group "Raduga". He left this hobby and entered the pedagogical school on the specialty "teacher of music at school", from there to the vocal department of the Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Arts.
At the age of 23, Hvorostovsky became a soloist of the city opera and ballet theater, where he ended up working for five years. During this time, he won several competitions and made his debut on the western stage. Hvorostovsky gained worldwide fame after winning the international vocal competition "Singer of the World" in British Cardiff. Since then, the opera singer has performed on the best stages in the world, invariably gathering full houses. In Russia, he received the title of People's Artist, and was also awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky and Order of Merit to the Fatherland, IV degree.
The last performance at the Metropolitan Opera was not easy for Dmitry Hvorostovsky, as if it was the first in his career, he admitted in an interview with TASS: "He walked and kept repeating: do not split, the main thing is not to split!"
When conductor Marco Armiglato brought him forward and white roses fell on him from the orchestra pit, the singer, by his own admission, was at a loss. And then he couldn’t hold back his feelings: “I looked back at my partners: Anya Netrebko, Marco applauded and ... cried. But I’m not made of iron either! He bent over and began to collect roses with trembling hands, but they continued to fall in front of me! Long, thorny ... "
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In his native Krasnoyarsk, the famous baritone went on stage with a bandaged hand, which immediately gave rise to a lot of rumors
Fans of Dmitry Hvorostovsky were seriously worried about the well-being of the famous baritone, who has been fighting a dangerous disease for several years - a brain tumor. The artist entered the stage of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Philharmonic with a bandaged hand, which immediately gave rise to rumors that his health had deteriorated. A few days before the performance in Krasnoyarsk, Hvorostovsky took part in a gala concert on the Palace Square in St. Petersburg. There he stumbled, fell and dislocated his shoulder - hence the arm-supporting bandage that appeared on the singer's arm during the tour.
According to Stanislav Lyumas, Deputy Director General of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Philharmonic Society, who organized Dmitry Hvorostovsky's trip and has been working with him for three years, the artist's health is still affected by the consequences of severe pneumonia, which he suffered in winter. However, all the rumors that the famous opera singer "can hardly walk" are nothing more than rumors. “Now he gets physically tired very quickly. Tired of a long conversation. But his voice is in perfect condition. Sounds like before. Doctors recommend that he take a break between concerts, at least 3-4 days. But Dmitry kept the voice even earlier, ”the website kp.ru quotes the organizer of the concert.
World famous opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky, who recently injured his shoulder, frankly spoke about his health and protracted struggle with cancer. The artist stubbornly overcomes the pain and continues to give concerts.
Most of the time Hvorostovsky lives in London. The performer recently came to Russia and performed in St. Petersburg and Krasnoyarsk. The performer also looked in Moscow, where local publications mistakenly reported Dmitry's emergency hospitalization. All he wanted to do was research trauma.
“I was unlucky in St. Petersburg again. After the concert I fell down and hurt my shoulder. Now I will have to walk with a bandage for two months, ”the artist complained. In the capital, Dmitry stopped at the Sklifosovsky Institute to take an X-ray.
“I did not have time to cross the threshold of the clinic when my friend Pavel Astakhov, who was with me, said that the news was already reporting that I was a hospital,” Hvorostovsky said about the unnecessary hype in the media.
There is a suspicion that doctors are "leaking" information to journalists.
“What ethics! They did a head examination for me without my consent. I ask: "Why?" “We are interested,” they answer ... And I quickly ran away from there. I will move, study, and in a few days my hand will work. Everything will be fine, ”the singer is positively disposed.
According to the artist, his concerts in Russia were a success.
“I was pleased with them. And I'm glad that I was able to return to the stage. My doctor told me: “Work! This pleasure and happiness has turned up for you, don't let it go ... It's hard for you - overcome yourself! " I used to ride a wheelchair before. Now I can cope without a wheelchair, ”noted Hvorostovsky.
This is not the first time that he has to overcome painful sensations.
“Last December, the day after the concert, again in St. Petersburg, I ended up in the hospital with severe pneumonia. Then I canceled the concert in Krasnoyarsk from the ambulance car. I spent a month in the clinic. I felt very bad, ”Dmitry recalls.
At that moment, the artist went through a serious crisis.
“I even categorically did not allow my parents to come, because no one except my wife can see me in such a state. My Florence used to visit me all the time. I already give concerts, but the process of recovering from this story is not over yet. I still need to be patient for a few months, ”the Rossiyskaya Gazeta website quotes Hvorostovsky.
Due to ill health, the singer has to stay at home a lot, but even there he finds something to do. “I work a lot: vocalize, go in for sports and yoga, because my lungs were“ killed ”by this inflammation. But recovery depends primarily on a positive attitude and on the willingness to fight every day through pain, laziness and anything else! If you do not force yourself, the disease will triumph over you. You need to pull yourself out every day, every hour in all possible ways: exercises, children, smiles, love, - Dmitry listed. - And grumble a little, too, is not forbidden.
Dmitry Hvorostovsky's friend Pavel Antonov told some details from his life, and why, shortly before his death, the singer needed a "plush" apartment.
A handsome Russian baritone with a dazzling smile, gray-haired, stately was known throughout the world. In May 2015, he was diagnosed with a third stage brain tumor. Hvorostovsky fought the disease to the last. He went on stage with a broken arm, after acute pneumonia - nothing could separate him from the audience. But the cancer did. One of the last concerts Dmitry gave in his native Krasnoyarsk in June. He sang so that the audience cried. I said goodbye. On November 22, the singer died in a London clinic, surrounded by loved ones.
Hvorostovsky's friend, photographer Pavel Antonov, told interesting details from the singer's life. They met in 2002 in a studio in Manhattan. In New York, Antonov worked for several years with Hvorostovsky's PR agent, Diane Blackman, a tough, busy woman. She liked that the photographer sees classical musicians outside the box.
Pavel Antonov was supposed to take pictures of Hvorostovsky. A few days later, Dmitry with a beautiful Italian girl stood in his studio. “Florence, Dima, Pasha,” we met. According to Antonov, the artist was taciturn, closed, he did everything reluctantly. In order to defuse the situation, Pavel constantly said something. And after the shooting, they went to sit in a cafe nearby.
Antonov was a jock then, and Dmitry, on the contrary, was a "plump hamster." " Once Florence hugged me goodbye and drew attention to the muscles, praised me. Hvorostovsky was hurt by this, and he took up himself. A year later, the whole embossed came. We started an unspoken competition. I told him: devote more time to running. And he: "I can not - all the joints are broken." Once I go to the gym, and Dima is on the track at a speed of about 16 kilometers per hour. Unreal! It turns out that a familiar chiropractor worked with his spine, healed his joints", Says Antonov.
Pavel also put Hvorostovsky on ice swimming. " We visited Dima's friend, she has artificial lakes around the house. Winter, snow ... Steam up, and I climbed into the water. I look, he also undresses. I shout: "You have a premiere tomorrow!" Continues. In general, dived - inserted it well. Then in the Facebook feed I watched him swim constantly already without me", The photographer recalls.
They had similar marriage situations. Antonov was afraid to go home, did not know what to expect. Dmitry also had a hard time parting with his first wife, returning because of the children, worried about how his wife would be alone. Then his father told him: “ You can't stay with a woman out of pity. It will destroy you».
Somehow, on the eve of Christmas, Antonov parted with his beloved and had to spend the holiday alone. Dmitry called and invited him to his place. And so not only with loved ones, but also with strangers. Hvorostovsky only seemed like an iron man, but in fact he was vulnerable, hiding his problems behind a wide smile. " When he was alone, he was sad, no one saw him like that”, The photographer notes.
Hvorostovsky was the undisputed head of the family, his word is law. At the same time, he consulted with his wife, but he made the decision himself.
At some point, Hvorostovsky began to communicate less with Antonov. " I remember being contacted about a year before the diagnosis. I ask: why did you disappear? He answers in monosyllables: "Pasha, I'm tired of living." Then I got scared. This is such an order of the Universe! Equivalent - I want to die. Then the disease was already there, he simply did not know. When everything happened, I called - dryly, without emotion, voiced the diagnosis", Antonov recalls.
The singer shared all his feelings about the illness with his mother Lyudmila Petrovna and father Alexander Stepanovich. Antonov believes in alternative medicine, but the singer did not take it seriously. He asked his friend to calm down, several times even in a rude manner. Antonov had a panic. He offered to bring the miraculous icon to the hospital for Hvorostovsky when they arrived in New York to confirm the diagnosis. And Dmitry rejected his offer.
The last time they saw each other was in December 2016, Dmitry had a concert in St. Petersburg. Then he was already limping, but Antonov did not understand, because of a tumor or something else. Hvorostovsky did not like to be pitied.
The singer went through stages of denial, fear and anger. Sometimes he shouted: "Why me?" When asked to throw everything out, he said that he was sharing with his father. Antonov objected: it is impossible to ship, it is not easy for parents. " Hire a psychologist!, - the photographer advised him. I found a specialist for him. He agreed. Most of all, Dima was worried about his children and family: how they will be here, but he is not».
« I remember that after the diagnosis I saw him on a jog: doing it in a gym or park was already dangerous - he could fall, so Dima rented an apartment with upholstered furniture, pillows, it was difficult to hurt himself, and he ran for an hour every day in one place. "Plush" apartment. Iron Man ... The tumors were in those parts of the brain that are responsible for coordination. I advised the Tibetan exercises - he used them", Antonov told" StarHit ".
In the summer, Pavel Antonov asked Hvorostovsky for some notes. The singer had many ideas. He was going to perform rock ballads. But he managed to write down only two. Pavel was incredibly interested in how he would quail Grebenshchikov. Now Antonov wants to publish a book with memoirs and archival photographs. No publishers yet. But he hopes that everything will work out.