Tomorrow Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky will be performing as part of the Festival Series. Hvorostovsky will be performing works by composers Seregi Rachmaninoff and Peter Tchaikovsky in Russian.

Hvorostovsky was originally scheduled to perform in September, however that performance was canceled after the events on Sept. 11. According to Deborah Fleitz, Director of Public Events at the College of Musical Arts, it was a little bit of luck that enabled Hvorostovsky to come back to campus.

“This is a guy whose schedule is booked three to five years in advance,” she said. She also added that it was challenging to rearrange the performance. “He was willing to come,” she said.

Hvorostovsky will be coming to campus in between performances of “War and Peace” at the Metropolitan Opera. That production is currently in the headlines after an extra fell off the stage. According to Fleitz the only other recital that Hvorostovsky has scheduled for this season is at Carnegie Hall.

“The audience can expect a great artist with a beautiful voice,” Fleitz said.

The performance will not only contain works by Russian composers, but Hvorostovsky will be singing entirely in Russian. Fleitz said that translations would be available in the show’s program.

Hvorostovsky’s career took off after he won the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in 1988. The competition is a prestigious global event. “Every major producer and artist manger goes there,” Fleitz said.

Hvorostovsky has made appearances at the Royal Opera House, the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera and La Scala. He made an appearance last fall on the PBS show “Live from Lincoln Center.”

Hvorostovsky will be performing at Kobacker Hall at the Moore Musical Arts Center. Curtain time is 8 p.m. Ticket prices are $22, $30 and $38 and can be charged by calling 419-372-8171 between noon and 6 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased at the box office.