The 10 Most Famous Arias in the World - Opera Sense

Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962-2017) performing Yeletsky's aria from Tchaikovsky's opera The Queen of Spades (Op. 68) during the final of the 1989 BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World competition. The phenomenal showdown with contemporary Bryn Terfel during the Main Prize final soon became known as the 'Battle of the Baritones' and, until this day, marks one of the highlights of the competition's history. The Russian baritone took the Main Prize that year. He was one of the world’s most extraordinary oper

Artist Profile: Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, A Beloved & Greatly Remembered Artist - OperaWire

Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Silver-Maned Baritone From Siberia, Dies at 55 (Published 2017)