Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov

0 | 2018-06-07 | Drama History Music

There are elements of Macbeth in this political fable, in which the ghost of the child that Boris has had killed in order to seize the throne appears as an impostor. Adapting Pushkin's epic poem, Mussorgsky composed a meditation on the solitude of power, a populist drama in which the real protagonist is the Russian people with its burden of eternal suffering. Ivo Van Hove is no stranger to grand political frescos. This is his first production for the Paris Opera.

Featured Crew

Ivo van Hove Stage Director
Alexander Pushkin Original Story
Modeste Moussorgsky Writer
Modeste Moussorgsky Original Music Composer
Vladimir Jurowski Conductor

Cast

Ildar Abdrazakov
Ildar Abdrazakov
Boris Godunov
Alexandra Durseneva
Alexandra Durseneva
Xenia's nurse
Maxim Paster
Maxim Paster
Prince Vasiliy Ivanovich Shuysky
Boris Pinkhasovich
Boris Pinkhasovich
Andrey Shchelkalov

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