R&E will close on the 28th December - see this thread. https://www.religionethics.co.uk/index.php?topic=22932.0#new
I remember well when he won the Cardiff singer of the world. Astounding voice http://www.classicfm.com/artists/dmitri-hvorostovsky/dmitri-hvorostovsky-dies/
Oh dear, that is so sad. What a wonderful voice. A friend and I went to see a recital by him, plus some other singers, at the Barbican. Memorable.