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.
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Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
Boris Godunov: Bryn Terfel
Gregory: David Butt Philip
Pimen: Ain Anger
Shchelkalov: Kostas Smoriginas
Varlaam: John Tomlinson
Missail: Harry Nichol
Shuisky: John Graham-Hall
Nikitich: Jeremy White
Mityukha: Adrian Clarke
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: Richard Jones
Extra features:Bryn Terfel and Antonio Pappano on what
makes Boris Godunov a masterpiece; Cast gallery
Picture: 16:9
Sound: LPCM 2.0 + Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/JP/KO
Format: NTSC
Region code: 0 (all regions)
Year: 2019
Running Time: 139 mins