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27 January 1874 (1874-01-27) Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg. Boris Godunov (Russian: Борис Годунов, tr. Borís Godunóvlisten ⓘ) is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881). The work was composed between 1868 and 1873 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is Mussorgsky's only completed opera and is considered his masterpiece.
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- 27 January 1874, Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg
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Jul 6, 2007 · Mussorgsky's 'Boris Godunov'. In the 1960s, the remains of the Russian czar Ivan the Terrible were exhumed and analyzed. After centuries of speculation about his death, the analysis revealed toxic ...
Apr 18, 2016 · If only one opera were to symbolise Russia, it would surely be Boris Godunov.Not only does the score admirably summarise Modest Mussorgsky’s style, with his bells, his carillons, his orchestra with its wild variegations and his flamboyant choral scenes, it also draws its strength from the juxtaposition of two levels that masterfully respond to and penetrate one another:on the one hand, the ...
Other articles where Boris Godunov is discussed: Modest Mussorgsky: Life and career: …he began his great work Boris Godunov to his own libretto based on the drama by Aleksandr Pushkin. The first version, completed in December 1869, was rejected by the advisory committee of the imperial theatres because it lacked a prima donna role. In response, the composer subjected the opera to…
Dec 9, 2003 · Modest Mussorgsky Boris Godunov An Opera in Four Acts and a Prologue Performance History Composing to his own libretto after Pushkin's "comedy" on the same subject and after Karamzin's History of the Russian Empire, Mussogsky completed Boris Godunov in 1868/9.
