World-famous Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky died on Wednesday in London following a long illness, according to announcements on his Facebook page and by the Vienna State Opera. He was 55. `This is a very, very sad day for all of us... With Dmitri Hvorostovsky we lost an outstanding singer and a real friend,` Vienna State Opera director Dominique Meyer said. Hvorostovsky, tall and striking with a shock of silver hair and famous for his interpretations of Italian and Russian repertoire in particular, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2015, but continued to perform. A message on Hvorostovsky`s Facebook page on behalf of his family announced the passing of the `beloved operatic baritone, husband, father, son, and friend`. `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,` the message said.
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