Royal Opera House: Boris Godunov

Mussorgsky was inspired to compose his masterpiece Boris Godunov after reading Pushkin’s Shakespeare-inspired play of the same name. It features one of the most dramatically rewarding bass-baritone roles: a noble ruler who loves his children and his people, but whose thirst for power has led him to commit a terrible crime. Bryn Terfel is “a powerful new Boris” (The Observer) in Richard Jones’ new production of the original 1869 score. Antonio Pappano conducts an outstanding cast that also includes John Graham-Hall as the crafty Prince Shuisky and John Tomlinson as the vagabond monk Varlaam.

Cast

Bryn Terfel Boris Godunov Ain Anger Pimen David Butt Philip Grigory Otrepiev John Graham-Hall Prince Shuisky Kostas Smoriginas Andrei Shchelkalov Jeremy White Nikitich Vlada Borovko Xenia

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