New Hvorostovsky Release — Dramatic Performance of “Petersburg”
International opera star Dmitri Hvorostovsky has electrified audiences everywhere. The great baritone is equally celebrated as a recitalist who brings to song literature the same intense emotional commitment, musical insight, and sheer vocal beauty. “Petersburg, a vocal poem” was composed for Mr. Hvorostovsky by the distinguished Russian composer Georgi Sviridov (1915–1998). The texts, by 20th century poet Alexandr Blok, reflect the traumatic state of mind and soul that permeated Russian society in the
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