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Biography, life story of Dmitry Alexandrovich Hvorostovsky

Hvorostovsky Dmitry Alexandrovich – domestic Opera singer.

Childhood

Dmitry was born in 1962 on October 16 in Krasnoyarsk. His father, Alexander Stepanovich, was a chemical engineer by profession, but in his free time from work he loved to indulge in music. Father future star stage he liked to play the piano and listen to recordings of performances several times in a row popular artists world opera stage. It was Alexander Stepanovich who instilled in Dmitry a love of opera - this extraordinary form of musical and dramatic art.

Dmitry's mother's name was Lyudmila Petrovna. She was a gynecologist and worked in a hospital.

Education

After graduating from school, Dmitry Hvorostovsky entered the Krasnoyarsk Pedagogical College, then he became a student at the Krasnoyarsk Institute of Arts.

Career

In the period from 1985 to 1990, Hvorostovsky was the soloist of the Krasnoyarsk state theater opera and ballet.

In 1989, Dmitry Alexandrovich won the International competition opera singers in Cardiff, after which he began to be invited to all famous opera houses in the world. The Russian singer, possessing an amazing dramatic baritone, was expected with open arms in all corners of the world - in London, Milan, Berlin, Bavaria, Buenos Aires, New York, Chicago, Moscow, St. Petersburg, in Milan, in Vienna...

Having become famous, Dmitry Alexandrovich began to support young people musical groups. Thus, it was thanks to his efforts that the world learned about the existence of the Baltic symphony orchestra.

At one time, Dmitry Alexandrovich starred in a commercial chocolates Ferrero Rocher.

Awards and prizes

In 1990, Hvorostovsky was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR, in 1995 - the title of People's Artist. In addition, Dmitry Alexandrovich is the winner of the state prize in the field musical art(1991) and trade union awards in the field artistic creativity(also 1991).

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In 2012, Mr. Hvorostovsky was awarded the prestigious Opera News Award.

Charity

In 2014-2016, Dmitry Hvorostovsky, with the support of Pavel Astakhov, organized several charity concerts"Hvorostovsky and friends - for children." The money raised from the concerts went to Rusfond for the treatment of children.

Personal life

In 1986, Dmitry met a ballerina named. She became his first wife - they sealed their hearts in 1989. In 1996, children were born into the family - twins Daniil and Alexandra. In 2001, Dmitry’s marriage broke up.

Some time after the divorce from Hvorostovsky, he married for the second time. His chosen one was Italian singer. In 2003 she gave her husband a son, Maxim, and in 2007, a daughter, Nina.

Health problems

On June 24, 2015, it became known that doctors discovered a brain tumor in Hvorostovsky. Due to the need for urgent treatment, the singer canceled all planned concerts. Dmitry decided to get rid of the disease at the Royal Marsden Oncology Clinic (London, England).

In September of the same 2015, Hvorostovsky returned to work. First he performed in New York, then came to Russia, where fans were already eagerly awaiting him. In 2016, Dmitry Alexandrovich, continuing his treatment, canceled some of his concerts and performances. Hvorostovsky was prescribed a course of chemotherapy, the completion of which could not be combined with stage activities. Later, the show with the participation of Dmitry Hvorostovsky was postponed several times. The artist’s fans were sympathetic to the unexpected changes in his tour schedule and wanted only one thing - for their favorite to recover as quickly as possible.

Death

In October 2017, rumors appeared in the media about the sudden death of Dmitry Hvorostovsky. It later became known that the information was false. This situation seemed significant to Dmitry’s admirers – they say, the artist can cheat death, he can! Alas, optimistic hopes were not justified. On November 22, 2017, Dmitry Alexandrovich left this world. He passed away surrounded by his family in London.

On November 28, 2017, a farewell ceremony for Dmitry Hvorostovsky took place in Moscow. Body legendary singer, according to his will, expressed in the will, was cremated, and the ashes were divided into two parts and placed in capsules. One of the capsules was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, the second was taken to Dmitry’s homeland in Krasnoyarsk.

Why didn't he ever talk about his first marriage?

His tragic death For many it was a heavy blow, and especially for loved ones. It’s just that in the media, remembering important milestones in the singer’s life, for some reason they still ignore his older children. But after Hvorostovsky’s death they were left complete orphans...

Dmitry Hvorostovsky and his wife Florence were considered by many perfect couple. For his sake, Flosha (as Dmitry affectionately called his wife) left singing career, completely devoted herself to her family. They were so filled with happiness that everyone forgot that there was another woman in Hvorostovsky’s life. A relationship with which others never approved. And which brought him a lot of suffering.

“I BEATED BOTH OF THEM IN A FURY”

He met the ballerina Svetlana Ivanova, fragile and tender, so in need of protection, backstage at the Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theater. There, Dmitry began performing while still a student, and Svetlana danced in the corps de ballet. They say that young Hvorostovsky completely lost his head out of love. But those around him condemned this union. In ballet circles they whispered that Sveta loved the opposite sex too much, so she was unlikely to remain faithful to her ardent lover. In addition, she, a couple of years older than him, was already married, and had a daughter, Maria, from her first marriage. And after the divorce, she continued to live in the same apartment with her ex-husband.

Dmitry looked after Svetlana for about two years. Then he moved her and her daughter to his small apartment. And after a while, he officially legalized the relationship, at the same time adopting a girl, Masha...

And yet, it was not for nothing that those around him were against this relationship and actively hinted to Dmitry about Svetlana’s love of love. After the wedding, an extremely unpleasant episode happened - as if from a joke about a “horned husband.” Hvorostovsky was on tour and, having decided to surprise his beloved wife, returned earlier. The surprise was truly a success - on the marital bed he found Svetlana with his closest friend. And, always calm and unperturbed, this time he could not restrain himself.

“In a rage, he beat both of them so hard that it didn’t seem like much. The man had two broken ribs, and Sveta had his ovaries completely knocked off. That’s why she couldn’t give birth for so long, she was undergoing treatment,” one of the dancers of the Krasnoyarsk theater, who was closely acquainted with the singer’s family, later told reporters about this case.

“FLOSHA SAVED ME”

But even after this incident, Dmitry continued to love his wife. He believed her promises that it was the first and the last betrayal and that everything will be different next. And therefore, when in 1994 Hvorostovsky was invited to work in London, Svetlana and her daughter Masha went with him to their new place of residence.

In 1996, something happened in the life of the spouses happy event: twins were born - son Daniel and daughter Alexandra. It would seem that there is nothing else to dream about: his career is going uphill, his beautiful wife and two kids are waiting at home. However, scandals began to occur more and more often in the family. Due to nervousness, Hvorostovsky developed an ulcer. He also started drinking. Constantly increasing the dose.

“I’m a person without brakes, sometimes I started and couldn’t stop,” the singer later recalled. - At some point, my memory began to fail, I did not always control my actions. This was already an alarming signal. Up to a certain point, the talent allowed us to get away with it, but this could not continue forever.”

It was during that period that she appeared, his savior. In 1999, Hvorostovsky performed in Geneva as Don Juan. One of the small roles was played by singer Florence Illy. According to the plot, Dmitry was supposed to kiss her...

The singer himself, even despite the turbulent situation in the family, was not going to change anything. It seemed to him that relations with Svetlana could still be improved, and life would go on as usual. Therefore, before the kiss, just in case, he warned Florence: “I have a wife and two children.” But soon he himself fell before the charms of an attractive Italian woman with French roots.

“It was she who saved me, Flosha,” Dmitry said later. - My life began to play with her bright colors! I think, breathe, and sing easily. I have always been looking for inner balance and thanks to this woman I found it. Everything fell into place. Flosha allows me to be myself, she treats with great reverence what I do in my profession - and this is very important for me.”

HARD DIVORCE

When Dmitry told Svetlana about his desire to get a divorce, she at first thought it was some kind of stupid joke. Over the years of marriage, she has already become accustomed to the fact that, no matter how events develop, in the end everything is always forgiven to her.

The divorce was not easy. As a result, Svetlana managed to sue almost all the property that had been acquired over the years life together. Hvorostovsky went to Florence almost light, and ex-wife stayed in big house in an exclusive area of London, with a luxury car parked there and with substantial child support. Moreover, 10 years later, when Hvorostovsky’s career soared to unprecedented heights, Svetlana managed to double this amount. In addition, according to the court decision, the singer had to provide for his ex-wife until she got married.

But even despite the solid content, Svetlana continued to curse Dmitry, considering him a traitor. She turned the children against their father, which Hvorostovsky himself took very seriously. He literally had to fight every meeting with his daughter Sasha and son Daniil. When Dmitry was asked about children from his first marriage in an interview, he always diligently avoided this topic, honestly admitting: it was too painful for him.

WHO WILL GET THE INHERITANCE?

The ex-spouses did not communicate personally anymore, transferring this authority to their lawyers. Only when it became known about the singer’s fatal diagnosis, Svetlana forgot her past grievances and called Dmitry. This was their last conversation...

On December 31, 2015, Svetlana passed away. Her death was unexpected and absurd. Svetlana fell ill with meningitis, but did not take her illness seriously, and in the end it turned into blood poisoning. In just a few days, the disease “gobbled up” the 56-year-old woman, still full of strength.

After her departure, Dmitry took upon himself all the care of the older children. Alexandra and Daniel constantly communicated with their younger brother and sister - Maxim and Nina, who were born in marriage with Florence.

Now Sasha and Danila are 21 years old. Both have already chosen what they will do in life. Alexandra is an artist. Not particularly well known yet, but with prospects. At least that's what Dmitry Hvorostovsky thought. Well, Danila followed in his father’s footsteps and became a musician. True, he does not sing, but plays the guitar. But if we remember that Dmitry himself started in his youth with local rock bands and saw his destiny in this, then everything falls into place.

All his five children flew to Moscow for the funeral of Dmitry Hvorostovsky - including the adopted Maria. And after a while, Alexandra published rare photos on her microblog. The photographs were taken many years ago, when Dmitry was still married to Svetlana, and from the outside they looked like a completely harmonious couple. Of course, it’s not easy for older children now. After all, in their early 20s they were left orphans, having buried both their mother and father in such a short time.

Now that all the heirs have returned to London, they face the difficult prospect of dividing the property. It is not yet clear under what laws the inheritance case will be considered. Almost all of Hvorostovsky's property is located in England. According to British law, children may not receive anything at all - everything goes to the widow. But I think Florence will be able to resolve inheritance issues with dignity and without scandals...

Dmitry Alexandrovich Hvorostovsky. Born on October 16, 1962 in Krasnoyarsk - died on November 22, 2017 in London. Soviet and Russian opera singer (baritone). National artist Russia (1995).

Father - Alexander Stepanovich Hvorostovsky, chemical engineer. He loved to sing and played the piano. Also had large collection recordings of stars of the world opera stage.

Mother - Lyudmila Petrovna, gynecologist.

He started singing at the age of 4. Performing old romances and folk songs. His idols were Ettore Bastianini, Tito Gobbi, Fyodor Chaliapin, Maria Callas.

Studied at music school in piano class. IN high school he studied poorly, as the singer said, after the tenth grade they wrote him such a description that even now he does not want to remember his school years.

He graduated from the Krasnoyarsk Pedagogical School named after A. M. Gorky and the Krasnoyarsk Institute of Arts in the class of the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Professor E. K. Iofel, a student of M. N. Rioli-Slovtsova - the wife of the outstanding Russian tenor P. I. Slovtsov.

In 1985-1990 he was a soloist of the Krasnoyarsk State Opera and Ballet Theater.

After winning the Cardiff International Opera Singing Competition in 1989, he has had engagements with the best since 1990. opera houses world: Royal Theater Covent Garden (London), Bavarian state opera(Munich State Opera), Berlin State Opera, La Scala Theater (Milan), Vienna State Opera, Teatro Colon (Buenos Aires), Metropolitan Opera (New York), Lyric opera in Chicago, Mariinsky Theater of St. Petersburg, Moscow Theater " New Opera», opera stage Salzburg Festival.

Since 1994 he has lived in London.

He also provided support to young groups, such as the Baltic Symphony Orchestra.

Recorded with Valery Gergiev and orchestra Mariinsky Theater vocal cycle “Songs and Dances of Death” by Modest Mussorgsky and the opera “ The Tsar's Bride» N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov (part of Grigory Gryazny).

Was one of best performers works by G.V. Sviridov.

Every year the singer tours around the world with his solo programs, and also participates in numerous festivals and concerts. Dmitry signed a new contract with another American recording studio Delos, which still publishes his albums to this day.

In 2004, Dmitry Hvorostovsky performed accompanied by a symphony orchestra on the main square of Russia, his concert was shown on national television channels.

On November 19, 21 and 22, 2009, concerts were held at the State Concert Hall, where Hvorostovsky performed in a new role, performing songs by I. Ya. Krutoy based on poems by Lilia Vinogradova. The concerts were a presentation of the new joint album by Hvorostovsky and Krutoy, “Deja Vu.” The choir of the Academy of Choral Art named after V. S. Popov and the orchestra conducted by K. G. Orbelyan also took part in the concerts.

Illness and death of Dmitry Hvorostovsky

“With great regret we must inform you that Dmitry is forced to cancel all performances until the end of August. Lately he complained of feeling unwell, and after a medical examination a brain tumor was diagnosed. However, his voice data is normal. Dmitry will begin treatment this week and is optimistic,” the message said.

The singer decided to undergo treatment at the Royal Marsden Cancer Clinic in London.

At the end of September 2015, the singer resumed his concert activities, appearing on stage with Anna Netrebko at the New York Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore, where Hvorostovsky again performed main party Counta di Luna.

On October 29, 2015, Dmitry performed in his homeland for the first time after treatment, giving a concert “Hvorostovsky and Friends” together with the Latvian singer Elina Garanča at the State Kremlin Palace. On October 31st he performed in Moscow at the opening historical scene Theater "Helikon-Opera".

In December 2016, it was reported that, due to which he was forced to refuse to participate in the performances.

"Unfortunately, I cannot appear in opera performances in foreseeable future. I have problems with coordination due to my illness, which makes performing in productions extremely difficult. I will continue to perform and give solo concerts, and also record in the studio. Singing is my life, and I want to continue to bring joy to people all over the world,” Hvorostovsky wrote on social networks at the time.

In June 2017, he performed in Krasnoyarsk, and the concert planned for October 26 at the Moscow State Conservatory was canceled due to sharp deterioration singer's health.

Opera singer . Death occurred at 3.36 am London time.

November 27. According to Dmitry Alexandrovich's will, his body was cremated and the ashes were divided into two parts. One capsule is buried at the Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow, the other in his native Krasnoyarsk.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky - Songs and Romances

Dmitry Hvorostovsky's height: 193 centimeters.

Personal life of Dmitry Hvorostovsky:

First wife - Svetlana (1959-2015), former ballerina corps de ballet. They met in 1986 in Krasnoyarsk and got married in 1991. Dmitry adopted Maria, Svetlana's daughter from her first marriage.

In 1994, the couple settled in London (Islington), where in 1996 they had twins: a girl and a boy - Alexandra and Danila.

In 1999, the couple separated due to his wife's infidelity. One day, returning from a tour, he found his wife with a friend. In a rage, Hvorostovsky beat both of them and almost ended up in prison. As Dmitry himself explained the reasons for the breakup of the family, he does not forgive betrayal. The divorce was filed in 2001, at the request of Svetlana in 2009, the amount of alimony and annual payments to Hvorostovsky ex-wife was increased by a London court decision.

Svetlana Hvorostovskaya died suddenly in London on December 31, 2015. A year before her death, she suffered from meningitis, the disease turned into blood poisoning - she died from sepsis, which killed the woman in a few days. She was buried in Highgate Cemetery in London.

Daughter Alexandra is an artist, son Danila plays lead guitar in a rock band.

Second wife - (before marriage - Illy, originally from Geneva), has Italian and French roots. She is a pianist and singer.

In 2003, the couple had a son, Maxim, and in 2007, a daughter, Nina.

"In my first marriage, I was very unhappy. Having met Flo (second wife), I turned everything in my life upside down. Although my family was against it... My ex-wife protested. We have children together. Unfortunately or to fortunately, but for the sake of children I often have to sacrifice something. So I was faced with a choice: either sacrifice myself for the sake of the children and become unhappy, or choose my own happiness. But I still think that I took the right step. it was for the better,” said the singer.

Discography of Dmitry Hvorostovsky:

1990 - Tchaikovsky and Verdi Arias
1991 - Pietro Mascagni. "Rural Honor"
1991 - Russian Romances
1993 - Pyotr Tchaikovsky. "Eugene Onegin"
1993 - Traviata
1994 - Songs and Dances of Death
1994 - Rossini, Songs of Love and Desire
1994 - Dark Eyes
1995 - Tchaikovsky, My Restless Soul
1996 - Dmitri
1996 - Russia Cast Adrift
1996 - Credo
1996 - G.V. Sviridov - "Rus' Set Away"
1997 - Giuseppe Verdi. "Don Carlos". Conductor - Bernard Haitink
1997 - Russia's War
1998 - Kalinka
1998 - Arie Antiche
1998 - Arias & Duets, Borodina
1999 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. "The Tsar's Bride". Conductor - Valery Gergiev
1999 - Pyotr Tchaikovsky. "Iolanta"
2000 - Don Giovanni: Leporello's Revenge
2001 - Verdi, La traviata
2001 - From Russia With Love
2001 - Passione di Napoli
2002 - Russian Sacred Choral Music
2003 - Pyotr Tchaikovsky. " Queen of Spades»
2003 - “Songs of the War Years”
2004 - Georgy Sviridov. "Petersburg"
2004 - Dmitry Hvorostovsky in Moscow
2005 - Songs and Dances of Death Symphonic dances
2005 - Light of birches Favorite Soviet songs
2005 - Pyotr Tchaikovsky. "Queen of Spades", best fragments
2005 - I Met You, My Love
2005 - Verdi Arias
2005 - Moscow Nights
2006 - Portrait
2007 - Heroes and Villains
2007 - “Eugene Onegin”, conductor Valery Gergiev (Onegin)
2009 - Deja Vu
2010 - Tchaikovsky Romances
2010 - Pushkin Romances

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky - famous opera singer, the best baritone on the planet

Date of Birth: October 16, 1962
Place of Birth: Krasnoyarsk, RSFSR, USSR
Zodiac sign: Scales
Date of death: November 22, 2017
A place of death: London, Great Britain

“Life is wonderful, but very short.”

“I live in the world of music, I’m interested in it. There is no envy, no hatred, no lies here.”

Biography of Dmitry Hvorostovsky

Dmitry's parents were very musical: mother Lyudmila Petrovna sang well, and father Alexander Stepanovich played the piano, and then began to sing. Although by profession they had nothing to do with music: Alexander Stepanovich was a chemical engineer, and Lyudmila Petrovna was a gynecologist.

Dmitry was born prematurely (at 7 months) and grew up as a very weak child. At the age of 3, the boy was mistakenly given BCG, an anti-tuberculosis vaccine, twice in a row, which caused an outbreak of tuberculosis in the child. But it was not for nothing that his mother called him “the boy on the contrary”: he then survived against all odds. True, there was still a complication: little Mitya began to hear poorly.

And already at music school No. 6 he took his studies seriously. His photograph even hung on the stand “The school is proud of them.”

Then he studied at the Krasnoyarsk Pedagogical School named after A.M. Gorky and the Krasnoyarsk Institute of Arts. Dmitry was fond of rock, even performed at city venues. My father did not understand and did not accept this. But Dmitry himself moved away from modern rhythms and became “infected” with classical music.

Carier start

Dmitry was a soloist of the Krasnoyarsk State Opera and Ballet Theater in 1985-1990.

One of his first concerts as a soloist of the Krasnoyarsk Opera was at a bakery for grandparents who did not know what opera was. And, as Dmitry Alexandrovich later recalled, a miracle happened: the audience understood the opera.

Great Opera singer Irina Konstantinovna Arkhipova literally ordered Dmitry in 1989 to go to the BBC television competition, which was called “ Best Singer World" in Cardiff (capital of Wales, UK).

Hvorostovsky went and took the first prize. Moreover, as the jury members later recalled, they immediately, without even hearing his voice, understood from his demeanor that he would win.

At the very beginning of his world career, Dmitry, along with offers to sing on best scenes world, began to receive the first slaps in the face in the form of harsh criticism. It hit him like a cold shower. He realized that he couldn’t do anything yet. And this quickly helped him, sobered him up from premature “stardom.”

Since 1994, Dmitry Alexandrovich moved to live in London with his first wife, Svetlana Ivanova. The couple received British citizenship, but after 5 years they separated.

Misfortunes haunted Dmitry all his life short life. In 2001, when Dmitry was supposed to sing “Rigoletto” in Houston, he suddenly became very ill. The singer developed severe internal bleeding and an ulcer in the esophagus. Dmitry almost died then.

Over the years of his creative work, Hvorostovsky recorded about 40 albums. He even has an album with Russians to his credit folk songs“Dark Eyes” (1994). And in 2009, composer and producer Igor Krutoy wrote 24 compositions specifically for the famous operatic baritone and proposed cooperation. As a result, the composer and singer gave three concerts in the Kremlin.

Life "before" and "after"

In 2015, the life of an indestructible Siberian, a superman from Krasnoyarsk, was divided into “before” and “after”: “before” is a real delight!

At the beginning of the year, the singer was preparing to become the Demon in Anton Rubinstein's opera of the same name. No one took on this work for almost half a century, so for Hvorostovsky it was a kind of challenge both to the public and to himself.

At one of the rehearsals, Dmitry became dizzy and could not maintain his balance. Then he was given a terrible diagnosis - a brain tumor. And life “after” began, in which he was sentenced to radiation therapy. For two and a half years, Hvorostovsky bravely fought the disease, but it won.

Personal life

Dmitry Alexandrovich Hvorostovsky was married twice. The first time was with corps de ballet dancer Svetlana Ivanova. From this marriage twins were born: daughter Alexandra and son Danila (born in 1996).

And the second wife is Florence Illy. Once half-Italian and half-French, Florence started out as an aspiring opera singer. But she gave up her career for the sake of her famous husband and children, of whom two were born in this marriage: Maxim (2003) and Nina (2007).

A year before his death, Dmitry spoke about his beloved wife:

“My Flo helps me beyond words. When a man has such a rear, such intelligent and delicate support, it helps and inspires.”

Hvorostovsky is the first opera singer who was allowed to give a concert on Red Square. This happened in 2004.

Awards and titles

1990 – honorary title “Honored Artist of the RSFSR.”
1991 – State Prize of the RSFSR in the field of literature and art.
1995 – honorary title “People’s Artist of the Russian Federation.”
2015 – Order of Alexander Nevsky.
2017 – Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree.

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Dmitry Hvorostovsky died at the age of 55, leaving Florence Hvorostovsky as a widow - a 47-year-old beauty, half Italian, half French by birth. They met in 1999, he was still married, but on the verge of divorce, she was free. A significant meeting took place on the stage of the theater, Dmitry performed the part of Don Juan, she played the role of one of his girlfriends. Florence Illy immediately set her eyes on the handsome, gray-haired Russian hero. Talented, temperamental, stately, well built.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky had a very difficult relationship with his first wife, as a result of which he even became addicted to alcohol, slowly destroyed himself, and did things that he recalled with shame much later. It is possible that the majority creative personalities prone to self-destruction and alcohol abuse. Some, like Dmitry Hvorostovsky, talk about it openly, while others hush up their problems with the green serpent. So I look at this handsome man, who should have lived and lived, but he died at the peak of his popularity, died in the prime of his strength. Stress probably contributes to illness, outwardly polished and successful, but inside he is broken, and even though misfortunes befell him even before meeting Florence Illy, before the birth of children Max and Nina, the self-destructive mechanism was launched a long time ago.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky's first wife, Svetlana, died in 2015, at that time she already knew about her illness ex-husband, the spouses even managed to reconcile, although long years managed to spoil a lot of blood for each other. Dmitry Hvorostovsky and Svetlana had twins in 1996 - daughter Alexandra and son Daniil. In addition, Svetlana has a daughter from her first marriage - Maria, she was like Dmitry’s own daughter.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky was a convinced atheist. And I admire this man, if only for the fact that before his death he did not rush to be baptized, go to church, confess, take communion, get married, venerate icons and relics of miracle workers, and did not travel to holy places. This is courage - not to please yourself with thoughts that in the next world they are waiting for us, that there will be a second chance to fix something. Dmitry Hvorostovsky believed that there is nothing after death. He was honest not only with others, but also with himself. Prayers do not help against brain cancer, even if you pray with the whole world...

Flosha, as Dmitry Hvorostovsky called his second wife, was a ray of light in his life. It was this woman who saved him from drunkenness, gave him a second chance to become happy, successful, in demand, became a muse, wife, lover, mother. For the sake of her beloved, she mastered English and Russian, learned to cook borscht and make dumplings, gave up the stage, and devoted herself entirely to her family. She had no choice, this was the only way she could give her beloved the feeling of a reliable rear. Florence herself could have achieved a lot, she had all the data for this, but love turned out to be more important for her. At 47 years old, she remained a widow, with two children in her arms: 14-year-old son Max and 10-year-old daughter Nina. Dmitry Hvorostovsky struggled with his illness, brain cancer, for two years, but the disease won.