I still can't believe he is not with us. I was so lucky to see this incredible and unique artist singing one of his signature roles at the Met stage. It was not my first time of seeing his live performances but I was impressed so much by his voice and stage presence. He's one of the greatest opera artists ever lived.
He has such a huge amount of power in the lower frequencies of each note, making the voice sound incredibly commanding and manly. His voice sits higher and resonates deeper. A freak of nature. I love this guy. Sounds so impressive and huge.
Dima is magnificent in the Russian repertoire. I find his voice very emotional, passionate with a definite softness that moves the soul. I love it and miss it. Let us hope that the videos stay alive for a long time.
I love this staging. Great artists is one thing, but the scenery and costumes is another thing. Fleming is very good, excellent Hvorostovsky. Colors in this production are wonderful. Beautiful green, red, browns and other pastels fall. In addition, these leaves. !! Something magical!
Dima's voice... what a smooth, intense, rich tone. Like some sort of creamy liquor. Even if he tells her to back off and think better of things, I can understand why poor Tatyana would fall in love even harder after hearing this aria.
I was at few of the Operas at the Met when this wonderful man sang ..It was just out of this world ..He is missed so much..and him and Anna Netrebko not only were and are great artists, they are also people who traveled to Russia to hold concerts in many remote areas..Generous, kind ..wonderful Dmitri H. and Anna N.
this is a dashing Onegin with a most encanting voice, hard to imagine a better rendition (yes , maybe be a better rendition done by Hvorostovsky himself is imaginable:-))) ) i heard it fifty times, at least.
I used to work for a Russian company. I tried to interest all the young Russians who worked for me in Russian opera. No soap. They had no idea of their cultural heritage. I've loved Eugene Onegin since I was a teen. Hvorostovsky has an advantage over other baritones. He never seems to breathe. He always sings long phrases in Russian opera and Verdi using fewer breaths than other baritones. Listen to any recording of the great Italian baritone Apollo Granforte. He takes almost twice as many breaths per phrase as Dmitri .
I can sing for about 5-8 seconds longer in a phrase than Dima could for a total of about 32 seconds without breathing. I've always thought everyone could do that lol
What I like about Hvorostovsky is that he may not have the biggest voice or the most expressive emotions, but his voice is consistent throughout the range and he is ALWAYS in tune. For once, thank the lord, a baritone in tune!
Yes, I went to this opera. It was my first live one. I was happy to see Dmitri Hvorostovsky, but dang it, it's the Met! They can have more than just a white box with leaves. *Sulk*
He's great singer. And I really love this interpretation of Onegin. Onegin was lovely romantic person destroyed by society and himself. I think that's why Onegin laughs after his second aria (when he meets Tatiana for the second time), and his final words are also about this. Cynicism and love are incompatible. P.S. I'm russian, I can hardly express myself, excuse me))))
I'm a tenor myself, so of course I would prefer to listen to Lensky's aria over Onegin's. But, this is amazing, as everything sung by Hvorostovsky always is! Bravo!
I saw Dimitri at the Chicago Lyric with this same stage production on loan from the Met. I don’t recall who the other leads were, I think Polenzani was in as Lensky (so a great cast). I got cheap student tickets last minute to a free rehearsal for the otherwise sold out run, and cut class day of to take advantage. Quarter full house, middle of a week day. Still to this day the best overall performance I’ve ever seen, with Dmitri at the center of it. Bravo, to this day.
I have a friend who did one of Tatiana's parts for a competition and I preferred her over Renee. I honestly didn't like Renee as Tatiana.. but that's because I'm picky. Renee is pretty, yes, but she doesn't float it for me. Nooww... Dmitri Hvorostovsky is a whole 'nother story. He's damn fine in this. I love his hair. This aria just makes his voice go BAM!
The singing is as magnificent as the production is desiccated. I didn't see it at the Met, but I've seen it twice in the last three seasons, first in Chicago, and now in Washington. If ANY opera cries out for lush treatment, it's Onegin. Not sure what Robert Carsen was going for here, but this is the same guy who gave us the Met's current Rosenkavalier, with the third act in a brothel.
ONEGIN Kogda bi zhizn domashnim krugom ya ogranichit zakhotyel, kogda b mnye bit otsom, suprugom priyatni zhrebi povelyel, to, vyerno b, krome vas odnoi, nevyesti ne iskal inoi. No ya ne sozdan dlya blazhenstva, yemu chuzhda dusha moya, naprasni vashi sovershenstva, ikh ne dostoyin vovse ya. Povyerte, sovest v tom porukoi, supruzhestvo nam budet mukoi. Ya skolko ni lyubil bi vas, priviknuv razlyublyu totchas. Sudite zh vi, kakiye rozi nam zagotovil Gimenyei, i, mozhet bit, na mnogo dnyei! Mechtam i godam nyet vozvrata, ne obnovlyu dushi moyei! Ya vas lyublyu lyubovyu brata, lyobovyu brata il, mozhet bit, yeshcho nezhnyei! Il, mozhet bit yeshcho, yeshcho nezhnyei! Poslushaite zh menya bez gnyeva, smenit ne raz mladaya dyeva mechtami lyogkiye mechti! Uchites vlastvovat soboi... ...Nevsyaki vas, kak ya, poimyot.
Pt 2 Judge what a thorny bed of roses Hymen would prepare for us, and, perhaps, to be endured at length! One cannot return to dreams and youth, I cannot renew my soul! I love you with a brother's love, a brother's love or, perhaps, more than that! Perhaps, perhaps, more than that! Listen to me without getting angry, more than once will a girl exchange one passing fancy for another. Learn to control your feelings... ...Not everyone will understand you as I do. Inexperience leads to disaster!
I'm concentrating more on Fleming than on him--she always looks so vulnerable on stage---never more so than here---you sort of want someone to protect her in any opera plot--
Какой ты совершенный во всемИ это - крайНо я прошу смиренно ТебяНе умирай !Не уходи так раноТы нужен мнеИ всем И магия экрана с ТобойСравнится с чем?Не оторвусь от оперыИ по ночам не сплюНе понимаюКто ты ?Но я тебя люблюИ
English translation Pt 1 If I wished to pass my life within the confines of the family circle, and a kindly fate had decreed for me the role of husband and father, then, most like, I would not choose any other bride than you. But I was not made for wedded bliss, it is foreign to my soul, your perfections are vain, I am quite unworthy of them. Believe me, I give you my word, marriage would be a torment for us. No matter how much I loved you, habit would kill that love.
I loved this production. It put the emphasis where it really IS in this work, on the people and their relationships. The big graceless clunky production that replaced it makes me yearn all the more for the openness
Actually, if you see the whole production you'll understand that this setting is portraying Onegin's empty soul which connects pretty well with Pushkin's book.
I live in New York and Have gone to the Met many times, but somehow missed this one, and I'm so sorry. To make it worse, two weeks ago it got shown on my PBS and I didn't have the tape to record it. You usually need a donation of $150 or more to get a tape as your gift. Why don't you tape it when it is on?
@witness124 What a shame! If you don't know for sure at least don't comment! In Czech :)))) The libretto is based on a famous Russian novel in verse "Evgeniy Onegin" written by Pushkin (a world famous poet)
Great, Russian with a Latin-language subtitle... And the English speaker/Opera barrier comes into play again... :/ Ah well, it's worth it for Tchaikovsky (peforming an adaptation of the work of another master of his craft, the great Russian poet Pushkin...)
![[SUB ENG] Evgenij Onegin - Dmitri Hvorostovsky: "вы мне писали ... когда бы жизнь домашним кругом"](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GojMs8UH5ps/mqdefault.jpg)
I still can't believe he is not with us. I was so lucky to see this incredible and unique artist singing one of his signature roles at the Met stage. It was not my first time of seeing his live performances but I was impressed so much by his voice and stage presence. He's one of the greatest opera artists ever lived.
Wonderful!
He has such a huge amount of power in the lower frequencies of each note, making the voice sound incredibly commanding and manly. His voice sits higher and resonates deeper. A freak of nature. I love this guy. Sounds so impressive and huge.
A much-missed wonderful performer, and as an administrator for ENO I heard all the best baritones. He has never been surpassed.
May he rest in peace, remembered by those of us lucky enough to have heard him.
Glad I had to buy a new phone. Music is always with me!
Mr. Hvorostovsky carried the sacra fiamma . He generously shared it with us . G-d bless him . Memory Eternal!+!+!+
He was born for this role!
Dima is magnificent in the Russian repertoire. I find his voice very emotional, passionate with a definite softness that moves the soul. I love it and miss it. Let us hope that the videos stay alive for a long time.
Dmitry. Not Dima
Dmitry was also called and Dima.
Dima is short for Dmitry. He liked to be called Dima.
Dimitri Hvorostovsky, all opera lovers are mourning today. Thank you! Your beautiful and touching voice will never die.
Listen to the way he just flows through the opening bars of the aria. Dima’s legato - not to mention his exquisite voice - was truly exceptional.
Adore this. Will always miss him 😢
His voice is just velvet. LOVE
high "F" at the end,
its very soft, beautiful..
one of the best baritones in the world.
i m happy to meet talk and take picture with him.
Gunes Kaya ii
I love this staging. Great artists is one thing, but the scenery and costumes is another thing. Fleming is very good, excellent Hvorostovsky. Colors in this production are wonderful. Beautiful green, red, browns and other pastels fall. In addition, these leaves. !! Something magical!
Dima's voice... what a smooth, intense, rich tone. Like some sort of creamy liquor. Even if he tells her to back off and think better of things, I can understand why poor Tatyana would fall in love even harder after hearing this aria.
saw him singing this live tonight in dallas!! it was fantastic!
bravo Dmitri
Greatest baritone ever.
I was at few of the Operas at the Met when this wonderful man sang ..It was just out of this world ..He is missed so much..and him and Anna Netrebko not only were and are great artists, they are also people who traveled to Russia to hold concerts in many remote areas..Generous, kind ..wonderful Dmitri H. and Anna N.
this is a dashing Onegin with a most encanting voice, hard to imagine a better rendition (yes , maybe be a better rendition done by Hvorostovsky himself is imaginable:-))) ) i heard it fifty times, at least.
I used to work for a Russian company. I tried to interest all the young Russians who worked for me in Russian opera. No soap. They had no idea of their cultural heritage. I've loved Eugene Onegin since I was a teen.
Hvorostovsky has an advantage over other baritones. He never seems to breathe. He always sings long phrases in Russian opera and Verdi using fewer breaths than other baritones. Listen to any recording of the great Italian baritone Apollo Granforte. He takes almost twice as many breaths per phrase as Dmitri .
I can sing for about 5-8 seconds longer in a phrase than Dima could for a total of about 32 seconds without breathing. I've always thought everyone could do that lol
What I like about Hvorostovsky is that he may not have the biggest voice or the most expressive emotions, but his voice is consistent throughout the range and he is ALWAYS in tune. For once, thank the lord, a baritone in tune!
Johnny Salvesen ià
His Eb are constantly sharp
Great Dima forever!
I so love this scene!
I love how Onegin rejects Tatiana with the same melody with which she pines for him in the Letter Scene.
I was on cruise to Jerusalem when at mid-seas the screen flashed the sad news about his passing away in London. Very sad...what a loss. R.I.P.
Yes, I went to this opera. It was my first live one. I was happy to see Dmitri Hvorostovsky, but dang it, it's the Met! They can have more than just a white box with leaves. *Sulk*
He's great singer. And I really love this interpretation of Onegin. Onegin was lovely romantic person destroyed by society and himself. I think that's why Onegin laughs after his second aria (when he meets Tatiana for the second time), and his final words are also about this. Cynicism and love are incompatible.
P.S. I'm russian, I can hardly express myself, excuse me))))
That's beautiful...very expressive
Maravillosa aria en la voz del gran Barítono Dmitri.
Triste por su ausencia!
❤❤❤
I'm a tenor myself, so of course I would prefer to listen to Lensky's aria over Onegin's. But, this is amazing, as everything sung by Hvorostovsky always is! Bravo!
I like him in almost every repertoire, but in Russian he's just irreplaceable.
Unico e adorabile anche in questa🎉 interpretazione nella sua lingua madre!
I can't belive ... He was gone...
Ieri si è spento il grandissimo baritono russo Hvorostovsky, ascoltiamolo con affetto e ammirazione in queste sue preziose performances
Fascinating! Unforgettable D.H.
Takovo Onegina bolsho ne budet tolko Velikiy XVOROSTOVSKI mojet tak krasivo pet On nepovtorimiy❤2023avgust❤ISPANIA❤
Rest in peace Hvorostovsky
Grandissimo immenso eterno.❤❤❤❤❤
Дмитрий ! Светлая память! 💖🥀💐🌿🌿🌹💕
RIP Dmitri
Magnifique vidéo ! J'adore la voix de Dmitri !
The best for ever❤️❤️❤️❤️
Лучший! И не только Онегин
Przepięknie zaśpiewana aria Oniegina BRAWO Dmitri !!!!!!
RIP DIMA....taken too early..x
Un rôle fait pour lui qui lui va à ravir
R.I.P Dmitri.... 22/11/17
Today is the 21.11.18 and I discovered this marvellous man ..on the anniversary of his passing...I have a lot to listen to...
RIP King 🙏🏼
So stylish and sexy. Gone too young, Dmitri. Rest in peace.
Thank you, especially for the French subtitles.
Un aria divina! Y que voz soñada la de Hvorostovsky.
2007г Метрополитен опера! Валерий Гергиев, Мирела Френи, Молодой Димочка Хворостовский!!!
C’est Renée Fleming !!!!!!!!
Great! :)
MARAVILLOSO
What a loss. R.I.P
I saw Dimitri at the Chicago Lyric with this same stage production on loan from the Met. I don’t recall who the other leads were, I think Polenzani was in as Lensky (so a great cast). I got cheap student tickets last minute to a free rehearsal for the otherwise sold out run, and cut class day of to take advantage. Quarter full house, middle of a week day.
Still to this day the best overall performance I’ve ever seen, with Dmitri at the center of it. Bravo, to this day.
RIP Dimitri .
Very interesting to read comments.....I love Onegin....I want to change the ending
If Gremin is so much older than Tatyana, why don't they just wait until he dies?
I have a friend who did one of Tatiana's parts for a competition and I preferred her over Renee. I honestly didn't like Renee as Tatiana.. but that's because I'm picky. Renee is pretty, yes, but she doesn't float it for me.
Nooww... Dmitri Hvorostovsky is a whole 'nother story. He's damn fine in this. I love his hair. This aria just makes his voice go BAM!
Sorry that Renee doesn’t, “Float it “, for you. I think she is WONDERFUL!!
Dmitri az egyik nagy kedvencem.Köszönöm.
The singing is as magnificent as the production is desiccated. I didn't see it at the Met, but I've seen it twice in the last three seasons, first in Chicago, and now in Washington. If ANY opera cries out for lush treatment, it's Onegin. Not sure what Robert Carsen was going for here, but this is the same guy who gave us the Met's current Rosenkavalier, with the third act in a brothel.
Tökéletes Anyegin ❤
You express yourself perfectly!
R.I.P.
his voice is Russian, as well as perfect diction that he has, be what you are.
Wspaniały Oniegin i cudowny śpiewak!!!
je suis absolument de l'avis de alexandritedeloural : il faut que Dima vienne en France très vite et souvent car on l'adore !
ONEGIN
Kogda bi zhizn domashnim krugom
ya ogranichit zakhotyel,
kogda b mnye bit otsom, suprugom
priyatni zhrebi povelyel,
to, vyerno b, krome vas odnoi,
nevyesti ne iskal inoi.
No ya ne sozdan dlya blazhenstva,
yemu chuzhda dusha moya,
naprasni vashi sovershenstva,
ikh ne dostoyin vovse ya.
Povyerte, sovest v tom porukoi,
supruzhestvo nam budet mukoi.
Ya skolko ni lyubil bi vas,
priviknuv razlyublyu totchas.
Sudite zh vi, kakiye rozi
nam zagotovil Gimenyei,
i, mozhet bit, na mnogo dnyei!
Mechtam i godam nyet vozvrata,
ne obnovlyu dushi moyei!
Ya vas lyublyu lyubovyu brata,
lyobovyu brata
il, mozhet bit, yeshcho nezhnyei!
Il, mozhet bit yeshcho,
yeshcho nezhnyei!
Poslushaite zh menya bez gnyeva,
smenit ne raz mladaya dyeva
mechtami lyogkiye mechti!
Uchites vlastvovat soboi...
...Nevsyaki vas, kak ya, poimyot.
Pt 2
Judge what a thorny bed of roses
Hymen would prepare for us,
and, perhaps, to be endured at length!
One cannot return to dreams and youth,
I cannot renew my soul!
I love you with a brother's love,
a brother's love
or, perhaps, more than that!
Perhaps, perhaps, more than that!
Listen to me without getting angry,
more than once will a girl exchange
one passing fancy for another.
Learn to control your feelings...
...Not everyone will understand you as I do.
Inexperience leads to disaster!
Nice!.
I'm concentrating more on Fleming than on him--she always looks so vulnerable on stage---never more so than here---you sort of want someone to protect her in any opera plot--
👏👏👏👏
Какой ты совершенный во всемИ это - крайНо я прошу смиренно ТебяНе умирай !Не уходи так раноТы нужен мнеИ всем И магия экрана с ТобойСравнится с чем?Не оторвусь от оперыИ по ночам не сплюНе понимаюКто ты ?Но я тебя люблюИ
He is scheduled to sing Wotan at Covent Garden for their new season, with Domingo as Siegfried.
English translation Pt 1
If I wished to pass my life
within the confines of the family circle,
and a kindly fate had decreed for me
the role of husband and father,
then, most like, I would not choose
any other bride than you.
But I was not made for wedded bliss,
it is foreign to my soul,
your perfections are vain,
I am quite unworthy of them.
Believe me, I give you my word,
marriage would be a torment for us.
No matter how much I loved you,
habit would kill that love.
He is irreplaceable
I love this production. How can I get a video of the whole performance?
This is minimalism in the extreme - the set, I mean. It needed the hand of Zeffirelli.
Woah, a hand might be too much. Maybe a finger.
I loved this production. It put the emphasis where it really IS in this work, on the people and their relationships. The big graceless clunky production that replaced it makes me yearn all the more for the openness
I like the minimalism here. If nothing else, it makes the costumes (and the voices) stand out more.
Actually, if you see the whole production you'll understand that this setting is portraying Onegin's empty soul which connects pretty well with Pushkin's book.
Dmitri and Eugene both hand in hand. What else ?
I live in New York and Have gone to the Met many times, but somehow missed this one, and I'm so sorry. To make it worse, two weeks ago it got shown on my PBS and I didn't have the tape to record it. You usually need a donation of $150 or more to get a tape as your gift. Why don't you tape it when it is on?
@witness124
What a shame! If you don't know for sure at least don't comment! In Czech :)))) The libretto is based on a famous Russian novel in verse "Evgeniy Onegin" written by Pushkin (a world famous poet)
schitterend!!
@nevskyi i agree:-)
was this originaly written in czech or russian?
who is terfel or hvorostovsky?
s2
"It's not you, it's me." Why don't girls understand this? They are too silly!
Great, Russian with a Latin-language subtitle...
And the English speaker/Opera barrier comes into play again... :/
Ah well, it's worth it for Tchaikovsky (peforming an adaptation of the work of another master of his craft, the great Russian poet Pushkin...)
that might be intersting...
Terfel
А че русских нет?
oh yeah, and hvorostovsky isnt as tall as i imagined. cool.
weee
She is the worse.
No, she’s NOT!!
@@janetflier6192 YES SHE IS !
Fleming isn;t the youngest, but I think she is really beautifull.
She is beautiful, and perfect as Tatianna
R.I.P.
Be a saint and post as much of this as you have! thank you sooooo much. I love this opera.
Vraiment du beau chant...
The best!
yeahhhhhhhh