Dmitri Hvorostovsky obituary

Siberian baritone with a dark-grained voice and a commanding stage presenceRenowned for his silver mane and smouldering good looks as much as his richly burnished baritone, the Russian singer Dmitri Hvorostovsky, who has died aged 55 after suffering from brain cancer, was a distinctive presence on the opera and concert stage. He came to prominence in the west when he won the 1989 Cardiff Singer of the World competition, pipping Bryn Terfel (who took the lieder prize) to the post. The Royal Opera