Russian opera star Dmitri Hvorostovsky dies aged 55
Russian opera star Dmitri Hvorostovsky died at the age of 55 following a long illness, Sputnik Agency reported.
In late June 2015, the singer, who has lived in London for many years, announced that he was suffering from a brain tumor.
Dmitri Hvorostovsky died in London at 3:36 am London time, RIA Novosti reports, citing Russian musician Dmitry Malikov.
After his opera debut in "The Queen of Spades" by Dmitry Tchaikovsky in Nice, Hvorostovsky was invited to perform at the world's best opera houses and participate in recognized opera festivals such as the Royal Theater of Covent Garden (London, UK), Metropolitan Opera (New York, USA), Paris Opera, Bavarian State Opera (Munich, Germany), La Scala (Milan, Italy), the Vienna State Opera and the Salzburg Festival.