In yesterday's New York Times, Zachary Woolfe asked the question "What is charisma? A gift from the musical gods." He mentions many of the great sopranos of recent times, including Maria Callas, Renata Scotto, Natalie Dessay and Catherine Malfitano. The one barihunk who is mentioned is the indisputably charismatic Dmitri Hvorostovsky.
Read the article and post a comment letting us know who else in the world of opera you find charismatic.
Russian composer Igor Krutoy and Dmitri Hvorostovsky collaborated on the video "Toi et Moi":
