The death of Dmitry Hvorostovsky, an opera singer and People's Artist of Russia, is a great loss not only for his family and entourage, but also for the opera world. Colleagues and friends of artists are talking about this today, expressing condolences on his death.

Bolshoi Theater soloist Dinara Aliyeva, who worked with Hvorostovsky, admitted that until recently she did not believe that her colleague could die so suddenly.

“I can only say that we have lost a great singer, a wonderful person, a friend, a world personality who made a huge contribution, he made a huge contribution to world opera culture and also in the world and in Russia. I think that for a very long time we will not have a singer like Dima. He was still a very close friend to us, I was lucky enough to stand on the same stage with him... I express my condolences to his entire family. This is terrible news. It’s just somehow unexpected... We all knew about it, but until the last moment we didn’t believe that it would happen,” Aliyeva told Komsomolskaya Pravda Radio.

The message about the artist’s death was also commented on by another colleague of Hvorostovsky – singer and composer Alexander Gradsky. He told the RT television channel that he was “horrified” by the news about the death of Hvorostovsky, with whom he had previously communicated well.

Famous writer Daria Dontsova also responded to the news of Hvorostovsky’s death. She urged people to remember that cancer is not always a death sentence. And you shouldn’t despair even with such a serious diagnosis.

I am so sorry that Dmitry Hvorostovsky passed away... He is an incredibly talented singer who personally brought me many moments of joy when I listened to his performance. I want to say, my dears, despite the fact that lately we often hear about the deaths of famous people, oncology is being treated. And in order for you to be cured, the disease must be caught at the very beginning, in the first stages. Therefore, please contact your doctor as soon as possible. Not when you are sick, not when you are already being taken to intensive care, but simply for examination. Every six months. Get a blood test, don’t waste your time and money. And if you have any disease, remember that at the very beginning everything can be treated quite well. Oncology is not a death sentence by any means.

One more thing. Each of us has our own destiny, our own life. Never try on someone else's illness. If you suffer from oncology, or you have someone in your family with this diagnosis, you don’t need to think now, remembering Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Mikhail Zadornov, Zhanna Friske, that this is your destiny, that death is inevitable. If you still want to look at someone, to have an “example” before your eyes, then I will say words that I never say to people, but in this situation I will say: look at me, please. Your happy future is most likely me. I love you very much. Your Daria Dontsova.

Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky expressed his condolences to the family and fans of the wonderful baritone: “Deeply shocked by the sad news of the death of Dmitry Hvorostovsky. Our culture has suffered an irreparable loss - a wonderful person, an outstanding singer, a true patriot of his Motherland has passed away. Dmitry Alexandrovich was rightfully considered one of the leading baritones of our time, whose amazing vocal abilities and skill were applauded by the largest halls in the world. Such success was the result of his enormous hard work, sincerity towards his listeners, and boundless desire to give them his creativity. For foreign audiences, many of the works of Russian classical opera were discovered in a new way precisely by Hvorostovsky’s performance.”

The Minister of Culture recalled that the outstanding singer never forgot about his roots and regularly gave concerts in Russian cities. “Dmitry Alexandrovich paid great attention to supporting young talents and, even while fighting a stubborn battle against a debilitating disease, continued to engage in charitable activities,” the minister continued. He also expressed condolences to Dmitry Alexandrovich’s family and all admirers of his talent.

“This is a tragic event, a very great loss for our entire operatic art, for our entire culture. The Ministry of Culture is aware of this tragic event, and now work is underway to transport the body of our great opera singer and to work out the issue related to the funeral and farewell - where this will be carried out and in what time frame,” Deputy Minister of Culture of Russia Alexander Zhuravsky also told the TV channel .

The news of the opera singer's death did not leave the authorities indifferent. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture Vladimir Bortko expressed condolences on the death of Hvorostovsky and noted the talent of the opera singer.

“I love music, I love singing. Listening to Hvorostovsky was a gift for me. Now this gift is gone, he is dead. What are you going to do? He carried himself well, was a real man, a wonderful singer. Very sad. I grieve with everyone,” said RT Bortko.

Let us remind you that opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky passed away in London on the night of Wednesday, November 22. The artist died after a long battle with cancer. Information about the singer’s death was confirmed by Hvorostovsky’s colleague, conductor Konstantin Orbelyan.

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Opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky has died. Dmitry Hvorostovsky, a beloved opera baritone, husband, father, son and friend, has died at the age of 55. After a two and a half year battle with brain cancer, he passed away quietly this morning, November 22, in London, surrounded by his family. Our condolences to the artist’s family and friends.

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It was very difficult to hope, because Dmitry Hvorostovsky’s diagnosis was incurable - an oncological brain tumor,” People’s Artist of the USSR Joseph Kobzon told KP. - But Dmitry fought. I fought as hard as I could. And I understand him, maybe more than anyone else. Because when I had critical situations with oncology, they, in fact, remained, I fought. And chemotherapy, which, of course, affected both my body and my life... And I thought about Hvorostovsky - how he feels about his damn diagnosis

“He will live a hundred years after this”: how the Russian media “buried” Dmitry Hvorostovsky

Komsomolskaya Pravda published a report about the death of opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky. Dozens of federal and regional Russian media wrote about the artist’s passing. But later it turned out that KP’s sources were mistaken - the singer is actually alive.

RIA Novosti / Vladimir Rodionov

The news appeared on the Komsomolskaya Pravda website on the night of October 11. The newspaper reported that the singer died at the age of 54 after a long battle with cancer. The news was replicated by many federal and regional Russian media. In addition, Senator Elena Mizulina wrote about the singer’s death on her Twitter account. The woman expressed regret over his death.

At approximately 2:30, the KP information was denied by RIA Novosti. The publication contacted the singer's director Mark Hildrew, who said that Hvorostovsky is alive and at home.

This is completely untrue!!! He is alive and at home

- Mark Hildrew.

Opera singer Khibla Gerzmava also denied Hvorostovsky’s death on Instagram. “He's alive! Incorrect information! Lord God! What happens to journalists? - she wrote.

Posted by Hibla Gerzmava (@hiblagerzmava) Oct 10, 2017 at 4:20 PDT

The singer’s wife, Florenke Hvorostovskaya, also responded to KP’s message. “My husband is fine and sleeping happily next to me!!! ***** people who write such things,” she said on her Facebook account.

Elena Mizulina deleted her tweets and wrote that she reported the artist’s death because she believed the publication of KP and other publications.

Like everyone else, I reacted to the publication of KP and many other media. Let's hope that this information is truly unreliable. God willing

Elena Mizulina (@emizulina) October 10, 2017

Komsomolskaya Pravda itself changed the article about the death to news with the headline “Information about the death of Dmitry Hvorostovsky has not been confirmed.” The publication apologized to Hvorostovsky's family, friends and fans for spreading false information. “We received it from a source that we trusted. Like all our readers, we were shocked and shocked by this terrible news, and did not have the opportunity to quickly verify it. We will take all measures to ensure that this does not happen again,” the newspaper wrote.

Komsolskaya Pravda correspondent Elena Bodoin admitted on her Facebook account that it was she who spread the information about the singer’s death. The journalist wrote that “an evil person published it on the Internet,” after which she confirmed this information with insiders and wrote the news without checking it.

May God grant him to live long and happily through our prayers. I will, of course, apologize to him and his wife and I don’t know how I will make amends. You cannot rely on unverified information in such things - this is a big lesson not only for me, but for all of our media. I deserved all the stones this time. I'm very embarrassed. But, of course, the most important thing is that he is alive

Elena Baudouin.

The artistic director of the Helikon Opera theater Dmitry Bertman told Echo of Moscow that Hvorostovsky laughed at what happened. "Everything is fine. He laughs at this. He writes “ha ha ha, what ducks.” I tell him, call your parents immediately. He says everything is fine, everything is fine. We decided that we would live a hundred years after this,” Bertman said.