FAREWELL

wrath of water lilies
UND C2010 digitally inverted

Dmitrii's "coup de surprise" last performance at the Met May 2017--the audience knew it was the last farewell, their loving applause choked with tears...He had aged, staggering somewhat, but as he stooped, the elegant gait and that emerging extraordinary voice remained intact, beautiful forever. It broke my heart. To you, my hero and anti-hero of the operatic art: the kind, passionate man who played the Demon for his fellow Russians and for the world, including me, all with God-given peerless artistry! At the news of your passing, even my water lilies had to be mad, producing their wrath, the kind that could only be found on your dramatic operatic stage, because the loss of you meant God has taken away what God has given them: your voice and the beauty of your being!

wrath of water lilies
UND C 2010
enamels and inks on art paper

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/dmitri-hvorostovsky-giant-opera-stage-dies-55-n823521