Released:
2004-01-01

Overview:
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.

Director:
Xavi Bové

Runtime:
2h 32min

Genre:
Music, Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Matti Salminen
  as
  Boris Godunov
• 
  Brian Asawa
  as
  Fyodor
• 
  Marie Arnet
  as
  Xenia
• 
  Stefania Toczyska
  as
  Xenia’s Nurse
• 
  Philip Langridge
  as
  Shuisky