Premiered on October 16, 1948.
Sung in Russian with English surtitles.
Running time: 4 hours 20 minutes.
Presented with three intervals.
Libretto by Modest Mussorgsky,
based on Alexander Pushkin’s play of the same name
Version and orchestration by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Orchestration of “At St. Basil Cathedral” scene by Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
1948 production
Music Director: Nikolai Golovanov
Stage Director: Leonid Baratov
Designer: Fyodor Fedorovsky
Choreographer: Leonid Lavrovsky
2011 revival
Conductors: Vassily Sinaisky, Pavel Sorokin
Revival Director: Igor Ushakov
Designer of costumes revival: Elena Zaytseva
Choreography revival: Ekaterina Mironova
Lighting Designer: Sergei Shevchenko
Chorus Master: Valery Borisov
A scene from the performance.
Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
Mikhail Kazakov as Boris Godunov.
Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
A scene from the performance.
Vladimir Matorin as Boris Godunov. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
A scene from the performance.
Vladimir Matorin as Varlaam. Tatiana Erastova as Innkeeper. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
A scene from the performance.
Oleg Kulko as Pretender. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
A scene from the performance.
Alexandra Kadurina as Fyodor. Nina Minasyan as Xenia. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
A scene from the performance.
Maxim Paster as Shuisky. Mikhail Kazakov as Boris Godunov. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
Paata Burchuladze as Boris Godunov.
Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
A scene from the performance.
Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
Svetlana Shilova as Marina Mnishek.
Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
Agunda Kulaeva as Amelia.
Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
Stanislav Mostovoy as Simpleton.
Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
A scene from the performance.
Vsevolod Grivnov as Pretender. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
Ferruccio Furlanetto as Boris Godunov.
Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
Alexandra Kadurina as Fyodor. Dmitry Beloselsky as Boris Godunov. Mikhail Gubsky as Shuisky. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
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