Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings "Cortigiani vil razza" at rehearsal ROH

[eurydike]

if only there was his Rigoletto DVD :)

[gazzabytes]

shame about the production! He pleads to the couturiers but is no threat to them as he is the court jester, yet they draw their swords- no coward draws their sword on an unarmed man let alone an unarmed disabled jester... what a beautiful color to the voice! Hvorostovsky is an important singer and brings much to the interpretation of this role.

[tenor5454]

Stand in front of a victrola and listen to Titta Ruffo. We now have a successor to the greatest Verdi baritone ever.

[po1212Po]

If this production will be available on DVD,it will be his best recording, apart from Boccanegra

[santuzza55]

Fantastisch wie immer,der bester Sänger aller zeiten,mit eine Höhe,die nicht mal Tenöre haben!!!!

[MsSodade]

That position must be terrible for him while singing still he sings marvellously. Up to now my favourite Rigoletto used to be Ingvar Wixell in the Ponnelle-directed movie but this scene and DH's voice and acting foretells tragedy so strongly that it makes me shudder. 

[operalovely]

terribileeeeeeeeeeee



[gloria25031]

The only baritone who could bring such powerfully ominous, and yet seductive Rigoletto.

[OPERUSSIA]

Fabulous...he's never sounded better!

[po1212Po]

Now is his time for Rigoletto

His voice became not just beautifull , but really dramatic