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Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg. Boris Godunov (Russian: Борис Годунов, tr. Borís Godunóv listen ⓘ) 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. [1] [2] Its subjects are the ...
- Russian
- 27 January 1874, Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg
- Mussorgsky
Synopsis. Mussorgsky’s vast opera Boris Godunov is centered on the historical figure who was tsar of Russia in the late 16th century, the mysteries surrounding his rise to the throne, and the uprising of the man who claimed to be Dmitry, the true heir to the throne. Responsible for ordering the assassination of the family of the previous tsar ...
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Boris Godunov Synopsis. PROLOGUE. Scene 1: The courtyard of the Novodyevichy monastery near Moscow, 1598. Russia has been left without a tsar. The people, oppressed and apathetic, have been herded into the courtyard and ordered to beg Boris to consent to become tsar. As he continues to seem reluctant the crowd is ordered to reassemble the next ...
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Apr 27, 2020 · Synopsis: Beggars are in the square. A stupid beggar is being robbed of a kopeck by the children. Boris Godunov appears with a large entourage and the simpleton wants Godunov to punish the children. Godunov gives him a kopeck and asks him to pray for the Tsar. He takes the money but refuses to pray for Herod of Russia.
- Premiere1874, Saint Petersburg
- LibrettoSalomon Hermann Mosenthal based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor
- The main rolesBoris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (bass) - Shtshelkalov, Secretary of the Duma (baritone) - Pimen, Monk (Bass) - Grigori / Dmitri, Monk and later the f...
- Recording RecommendationDECCA, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Alexey Maslennikov, Martti Talvela, Ludovico Spiess, Galina Vishnevskaya, Zoltan Kelemen, Anton Diakov conducted by Herber...
World premiere: State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet, Leningrad, 1928 (original 1869 version) A pinnacle of the Russian operatic canon, Boris Godunov operates on both the most epic and the most intimate levels, with huge crowd scenes and monumental monologues juxtaposed with snippets of smaller (but crucial) folk-based melodies.
Jun 7, 2018 · Synopsis. In 1824, when Pushkin turned to Boris Godunov for his first historical drama, he knew only too well what a colossus he was tackling. It was armed with his reading of Shakespeare that he matched his skills to the dazzling reign of the Tzar of Russia (1598-1605). Indeed, there are elements of Macbeth in this political fable, in which ...
