Fill in the gaps with the correct derivative of the words in bold.
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, born 16th October, 1962,
is a 1)........... baritone opera 2)............ from FAME / SING
Russia.
Hvorostovsky was born in Krasnoyarsk in Siberia. After graduating from teacher
3) college, he continued his TRAIN
4) at the Krasnoyarsk School of Arts EDUCATE
under Jekatherina Yofel. He made his debut at Krasnoyarsk Opera House, in the role of Monterone in Rigoletto. He was the first prize
5) ................ at both the Russian Glinka WIN
Competition in 1987 and the Toulouse Singing
6) in 1988. Hvorostovsky came to COMPETE
international prominence in 1989 when he won
the BBC Singer of the World competition in
Cardiff, beating local 7).. Bryn Terfel. FAVOUR
He 8)................ began preparing for concert IMMEDIATE
recitals.
His opera debut in France was at the Nice
Opera in 1989, and his first 9)............ in....... PERFORM
American operas was with the Chicago Lyric Opera in 1993.