# Dmitri Hvorostovsky | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/dmitri-hvorostovsky
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/dmitri-hvorostovsky/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 16:54 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/dmitri-hvorostovsky
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/dmitri-hvorostovsky/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/dmitri-hvorostovsky/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
- Visible lyric pages: 5

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `dmitri-hvorostovsky`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 16:54 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-9932316471da7eea
- Visible lyric pages: 5
- Pages with stored lyric text: 5
- Video-backed song pages: 4
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 3590
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 15
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Chernoglazaya Kazachka, Cortigiani, Vil Razza Dannata (Rigoletto), Farewell Joy ('Proshchai' Radost'), Mari, and Moskauer Nachte (Podmoskovnye Vechera)
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Dmitri Hvorostovsky was a Russian baritone from Krasnoyarsk who won the Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 1989. His voice had a natural resonance that some early critics questioned, but it became his defining characteristic. He sang roles like Don Carlo in Verdi's opera and Prince Andrei in Prokofiev's War and Peace. His recording of 'Cortigiani, Vil Razza Dannata' from Rigoletto shows what he could do with Verdi. He...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Chernoglazaya Kazachka — https://lyroverse.com/dmitri-hvorostovsky/chernoglazaya-kazachka
2. Cortigiani, Vil Razza Dannata (Rigoletto) — https://lyroverse.com/dmitri-hvorostovsky/cortigiani-vil-razza-dannata-rigoletto
3. Farewell Joy ('Proshchai' Radost') — https://lyroverse.com/dmitri-hvorostovsky/farewell-joy-proshchai-radost-
4. Mari — https://lyroverse.com/dmitri-hvorostovsky/mari
5. Moskauer Nachte (Podmoskovnye Vechera) — https://lyroverse.com/dmitri-hvorostovsky/moskauer-nachte-podmoskovnye-vechera