Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Renowned Baritone, Dies At 55

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m5D1HNhGYE The Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky — one of the most widely respected singers in the opera world today — died Wednesday morning in London of complications from brain cancer. He was 55 years old. After Hvorostovsky won the Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 1989, his success was sealed. Hvorostovsky clinched the top prize — beating out Bryn Terfel, another singer who became a favorite with audiences around the world. Born Oct. 16, 1962 in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Hvorostovsky was famed for his deep, burgundy tone, an extraordinary breath control that seduced audiences, and good looks that once landed the singer in People Magazine . ("The sex appeal is part of the package," the singer, who was often photographed either bare-chested or wearing tight T-shirts to show off his physique and tattoos, told New York Magazine in 2006. "My voice is sensual, too, and it is part of my image and my character and my personality.") Besides Russian