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A beloved Russian baritone's surprise return

Dmitri Hvorostovsky withdrew from staged opera in 2016 because of a brain tumour

Published Tue, May 9, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    New York

    IT WAS a return to the stage that some feared would never happen again.

    Last year, the beloved Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky withdrew from staged opera - including a run of Eugene Onegin performances at the Metropolitan Opera - because of a brain tumour. When it opened without him, the soprano Anna Netrebko and the other members of the cast held white roses during their ovations in tribute.

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