DIMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY

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This Time, a Baritone as a Verdi Baritone

By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

Dimitri Hvorostovsky sings the title role in Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” at the Metropolitan Opera.

Met 'Boccanegra: a grand night for singing AP via Yahoo! News Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:10 AM PST A year after tenor Placido Domingo pulled off a tour de force taking on the baritone title role in "Simon Boccanegra," Verdi's melancholy masterpiece is back at the Metropolitan Opera. This time, no gimmicks, just some great singing.