“Star Power, Charisma and Ardor in Onegin” — The New York Times
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, the great Siberian baritone, has done it again! His current stint at the Met in New York City is the title role in Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin. His appearances, which extend from February 9 to March 3, mark Hvorostovsky’s debut in this role at the Met. As the New York Times commented in its review of opening night, “Dmitri Hvorostovsky …was born to play the role.” It goes on “…you will seldom see better acting in opera than the scenes between Ms. [Renée] Fleming and Mr. Hvorostovsky. With his white mane, commanding physique and earthy voice, Mr. Hvorostovsky projects charisma naturally, making him perfect for this character.”
As an interesting sidelight, the Met Saturday Matinée performance of this opera and cast on February 24 will be broadcast nationally and can be viewed simultaneously live on hundreds of movie theater screens all over the USA. Thousands of avid opera fans have made this new way to see and hear Met opera performances highly successful.
Mr. Hvorostovsky’s stock should soar higher than ever when theater-going opera fans get giant closeups of the “white mane and commanding physique.” And all this is in glorious digital sound as the opera is actually being performed on stage!
We at Delos are proud to offer six of Mr. Hvorostovsky’s most recent recordings: Moscow Nights, Where Are You, My Brothers?, Sviridov: Petersburg, I Met You, My Love, Verdi Arias, and Passione di Napoli. By midyear of 2007 we hope to release his new recording of great opera arias. A short preview, heard by your correspondent, was most impressive, with Dmitri Hvorostovsky singing at the height of his powers.
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