THE NIGHT DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY DEFIED MORTALITY — AND MADE THE MET OPERA WEEP
They expected fragility.They expected a goodbye.They expected a voice dimmed by illness. But when Dmitri Hvorostovsky walked onto the Metropolitan Opera stage in nothing more than a simple white shirt — no costume, no armor, no barrier — the entire hall rose before he even opened his mouth. It wasn’t applause. It wasn’t admiration. It … Read more