Notice from the great baritone’s Facebook page,
On behalf of the Hvorostovsky family, it is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dmitri Hvorostovsky – beloved operatic baritone, husband, father, son, and friend – at age 55. After a two-and-a-half-year battle with brain cancer, he died peacefully this morning, November 22, surrounded by family near his home in London, UK. May the warmth of his voice and his spirit always be with us.
UPDATE
Simply devastating. No one looked like Dmitri. No one sang like Dmitri. No one smiled like Dmitri. No one will ever duplicate his stage presence. Lucky angels.