Dmitri Hvorostovsky in interview with B. Sills

[TonicMike]

I don't think he's being imperialist. Odessa was part of Russia for the first 30 years of his life. It's not a conscious thing, not everyone always remembers in conversation that a place like Odessa is no longer part of their country. I know people from Moldova who say they're "going back to Russia" when they visit their home. They grew up Russian so they think of their home as part of Russia.

[VikkiBB]

I think he only responded to her saying that Odessa was in Russia being polite.

What was he supposed to do? Was he supposed to give her a crush course on geography and politics? Or was he supposed to correct her in the most unfriendly way? I guess he just stuck to what she said and anyway the conversation was definitely not about geography after all :))

[kitneen]

my dream pairing would be to hear Beverly Sills and DH sing this opera--alas, it will never be. Renee Fleming will just have to do;)

[usenetposts]

She is drawing him on Pushkin's verse and literary analysis, and he is all about music.

[CludzyMasta]

He speaks english! I didnt know that.

[safonovaelena]

do you notice the interview has been taken in 1993. it was only 2 year after SU crashed. i think, in that time all ex-SU towns were Russian cities. They spoke Russian but thought Soviet. Because it needs to have a long time to change your habbits

[ReGeNeSiS04]

ODESSA IS AN UKRANIAN CITY! I'm not ukrainian, i'm from Romania and it seemed to me like Hvorostovsky was a bit like a russian imperialist. Odessa also has lot's of romanians and greeks, and to be fair, Odessa is much near to Romania or the ex-romanian territory, then to Ukraine ....

[Drelnis]

RIP Beverly. Just to think this was only a handful of years before her death is awful, she's still so full of fun and life.

[BernardProfitendieu]

why is it that whenever someone dies every halfwit with a youtube account has to get on and write "RIP" all over posts in which they appear?!?

[sonnyiu]

so natural and soooo genuine... you can see his character from this interview.

[lamsalgado]

Besides everything else he is so human! He is even more beautiful inside!!! And very very inteligent!

[73MusicLover]

@lamsalgado HOW COOL! DO YOU PERSONALLY KNOW HIM?

[lamsalgado]

@73MusicLover A dear friend of mine knows him personnaly and confirmed my impression. He is very inteligent too! Sometimes he can be a little distant, somethings the sweetest person, but always courteous! Well, an artist (a great one!) full of fans after all! THx for your reply and your invitation to bec friends. I'm honouredand happy! YF, Lu

[daniel01141975]

He seems like such a nice guy.

[willausten]

He seems like a really cool guy. Confident, but maybe a bit cocky... But come on... I wouldl be...

[Belcore14]

Keep in mind that he grew up in a time where Ukraine was part of the USSR... Don't make too big a deal out of it!

[MARISOLDELMONACO]

Grazie un'altra volta. hai per me i migliori video su youtube. questo video e' veramente meraviglioso.

[operamusicfan]

Odessa is not in Russia, but Ukraine. Geez.

[alex6712]

I'M ORIGINALLY FROM ODESSA, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE HE SAID IT'S IN RUSSIA!!!

the opera hall there is beautiful, just like the city itself.

[babajaga39]

it was a mistake, but nobody's perfect. forgive him, please, he didn't mean to hurt you.

[some1tookmynick]

I think he said that because she said first that her family came from a Russian house in Odessa. He was probably being polite. Also, to Americans Soviet Union=Russia. I know a lot of people who say they're Russian even if they are Latvian, or Kazakh, etc. They try to avoid complications of explaining grade 6 geography to adults.

[alex6712]

I don't care about people who avoid social complications when it comes to conversations about their origins. The only thing I care about is Odessa being a Ukrainian city with a rich culture and history. The reason I care is because I was born in Odessa and I am Ukrainian; so, when I hear anyone misrepresent any part of that (it is a factual error after all), I will point it out... it's very simple. Obviously this detracts nothing from the singer nor his art.

[banduradrogobych]

Thank you, Alex, for telling the truth about Ukraine, Ukrainians, and Russian lie about our history!!!!

[Teqdor]

Es but for American people Ukraine,Moldova is Russia.Maiby not for oll Amerikans but for big part of they

[some1tookmynick]

He knows that.

[Webarton]

lol this is hilarious, even hvorostovsky has to deal with awkward situations!

[Jacobitess]

She's a reaction? Hmmm, can Sills explain her fidelity then?

[petelovesbevsills]

Yummy yummy wonderful adorable BEV!!!!!!!!!!

[europecinema]

Gracias. Otra joya en tu colección!

[Agatarco]

wow very interesting.

Thanx