Boris Godunov
Борис Годунов
Release: 2004-01-01
·Runtime: 152m
Music
Documentary
The libretto is by Mussorgsky himself and takes the eponymous “romantic tragedy” by the celebrated Russian poet Alexander Pushkin as its starting point. Boris Godunov is Mussorgsky’s masterpiece and his only complete opera. It’s a vast sprawling tapestry of Russian life, which centres on the Russian people – represented in the opera by a large and powerful chorus – rather than on the title figure. The staging was produced at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona and is based on the original version of the score.
Production Companies
Gran Teatre del Liceu
Cast
Philip Langridge
as Shuisky
Jordi Casanova
as Khrushchov
Matti Salminen
as Boris Godunov
Brian Asawa
as Fyodor
Albert Schagidullin
as Andrei Shchelkalov
Itxaro Mentxaka
as Landlady at the inn
Stefania Toczyska
as Xenia’s Nurse
Eric Halfvarson
as Pimen
Pär Lindskog
as Grigory
Anatoli Kocherga
as Varlaam
Marie Arnet
as Xenia
Alex Grigorev
as A Simpleton
David Pittman-Jennings
as Nikitich
Josep Ferrer
as Mityukha
