Njengoba abangane bomculi babatshela, uKhvorostovsky wanikezwa izikhathi zokuqala ze-chemotherapy. Umcwaningi manje ukhuluma kuphela nodokotela kanye nabathandekayo bakhe, ngoba ugxile ngokuphelele ekwelapheni.
Ukubikezelwa odokotela kunomqondo omuhle kakhulu, futhi umculi we-opera othanda kakhulu ngeke akhansele amakhonsathi eRussia, okuhleliwe ukuwa. Amathikithi asuka ekuthengiseni asusiwe: bonke abangane bomculi, futhi yena uqobo uyaqiniseka ukuthi lesi sifo sizokwazi ukunqoba. Kakade ngoNovemba 10 eBatershoi Theatre uDmitry Hvorostovsky uzokwenza njengelungu lebhola lika-Elena Obraztsova. Ngokusho kwe-agent yomculi, lo mculi uzohlanganyela ngokuqondile kuleli konsathi:
"Ngokuqinisekile uKhvorostovsky uzohlanganyela kulo mcimbi, njengoba uDmitri ethemba ukuthi ekwindla uyoba nempilo"
Umngani womculi uqinisekile ukuthi uDmitry Hvorostovsky usizwa umculo
Umqondisi we-Italy uFabio Mastrangelo utshele abezindaba ukuthi ngemuva kwezinqubo ezimbalwa umculi waseRussia waba lula kakhulu. Uma ngaphambi kokuba kube nzima uDmitry ukuba azungeze, manje uye wavuselela ngokuphelele ukuhlanganiswa kwezinyathelo. I-Italy itjele izintatheli izindaba zakamuva mayelana nenhlalakahle yomngane wakhe:
"... uzizwa kangcono kakhulu manje, uye wadlula ezinye izinqubo ebekiwe kuye futhi uzimisele ukunqoba lesi sifo. UDmitry uyaqhubeka. Ukuhlanganiswa okuphelele kwalokhu kuhamba kubuyele - kwakunzima kakhulu ukuhamba "
Umqondisi uyamangala ukuthi uKhvorostovsky unikeze ikhonsathi eLondon, kanti omunye umuntu endaweni yakhe waphawula ukuthula nokuphumula kombhede. Noma kunjalo, ukusebenza ngaphambi kokuba izilaleli zinike amandla kumculi. UMastrangelo ukholelwa ukuthi umculo unomthelela omuhle enhlalakahle kaDmitry Hvorostovsky. Umqondisi wathi uDmitry uqobo uyaqiniseka ukuthi umculo uyaphilisa, futhi ukucula ngobuncane kuya kumculi kuphela.