Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Bulakhov, ’Gori, gori moya zvezda’

Dmitri Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky PAR (Дмитрий Александрович Хворостовский, born 16 October 1962), is a leading baritone opera singer from Russia. Hvorostovsky was born in Krasnoyarsk in Siberia. He studied at the Krasnoyarsk School of Arts under Yekatherina Yofel and made his debut at Krasnoyarsk Opera House, in the role of Marullo in Rigoletto. He went on to win First Prize at both the Russian Glinka Competition in 1987 and the Toulouse Singing Competition in 1988. Hvorostovsky came to international prominence in 1989 when he won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, beating local favorite Bryn Terfel in the final round. His performance included Handel’s “Ombra mai fu“ and “Per me Carlo ascolta“ from Verdi’s Don Carlo. His international concert recitals began immediately (London debut, 1989; New York 1990)... Lyrics & English Translation Shine, shine, my star, Shine, affable star&