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Boris Godunov

Xavi Bové

2004 • 2h 32m

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 h...

Boris Godunov

Cast

Matti Salminen

Matti SalminenBoris Godunov

Brian Asawa

Brian AsawaFyodor

Marie Arnet

Marie ArnetXenia

Stefania Toczyska

Stefania ToczyskaXenia’s Nurse

Philip Langridge

Philip LangridgeShuisky

Albert Schagidullin

Albert SchagidullinAndrei Shchelkalov

Anatoli Kotscherga

Anatoli KotschergaVarlaam

Eric Halfvarson

Eric HalfvarsonPimen

Pär Lindskog

Pär LindskogGrigory

José Manuel ZapataMissail

Itxaro Mentxaka

Itxaro MentxakaLandlady at the inn

Alex Grigorev

Alex GrigorevA Simpleton

David Pittman-Jennings

David Pittman-JenningsNikitich

Josep Ferrer

Josep FerrerMityukha

Javier RoldánBoyar-in-attendance

Crew

Modeste Moussorgsky

Modeste MoussorgskyOriginal Music Composer

John Macfarlane

John MacfarlaneCostume Design

Xavi Bové

Xavi BovéDirector

Sebastian Weigle

Sebastian WeigleConductor

Alexander Pushkin

Alexander PushkinOriginal Story

Willy Decker

Willy DeckerStage Director

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