Delos International and Dmitri Hvorstovsky continue their award-winning partnership with a splendid new release, "Heroes and Villains." Dedicated to Delos Founder Amelia Haygood, this glorious, passionate program showcases Hvorostovsky at his professional best, in an operatic treasure-trove of must-have arias.

Hvorostovsky himself feels that he has reached a milestone, both vocally and interpretively. This album gives his vast audience the chance to share such a moment in the career of a great artist. On this 73-minute CD, "the greatest Verdi baritone of our time" is partnered by Maestro Constantine Orbelian, the Philharmonia of Russia and the Spiritual Revival Choir of Russia, in eagerly-awaited audience favorites along with lesser-known discoveries.

Total Paying Time: 72:59

Contents

The great baritone sings arias from Russian, French, Italian and German operas, and dedicates the album to the memory of Delos founder Amelia Haygood

• Arias from Borodin: Prince Igor
• Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Khovanschina
• Rubinstein: The Demon; Nero
• Wagner: Tannhäuser
• Giordano: Andrea Chenier
• Verdi: La Forza del Destino
• Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
• Puccini: Tosca
• Gounod: Faust
• Massenet: Hérodiade
• Bizet: Carmen
• Thomas: Hamlet