Modest Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov is considered the most important Russian opera ever written. Mussorgsky rejected Western conventions in classical music, instead forging a uniquely Russian style that gives Boris Godunov its arresting and unforgettable sound. Starring Orlin Anastassov as the titular Czar of Russia, Ian Storey as the Pretender to the Throne, and Peter Bronder as Prince Shuysky, with Gianandrea Noseda at the podium. From the Teatro Regio di Torino.

Cast:

Boris Godunov, Czar of Russia: Orlin Anastassov
Fyodor, his son: Pavel Zubov
Xenia, Boris’ daughter: Alessandra Marianelli
Xenia’s nurse: Elena Sommer
Prince Vasiliy Ivanovich Shuysky: Peter Bronder
Andrey Shchelkalov, Clerk of the Duma: Vasilij Ladjuk
Pimen, monk & chronicler-hermit: Sergej Aleksaškin
The Pretender under the name Grigoriy, a novice: Ian Storey
Varlaam, a vagabond monk: Vladimir Matorin
Misail, a vagabond monk: Luca Casalin
The Innkeeper: Nadežda Serdjuk
The Simpleton: Evgenij Akimov
Nikitich, a police officer: John Paul Huckle
Mityukha, a peasant: Oliviero Giorgiutti
The Boyar-in-Attendance: Matthias Stier
The Boyar Khrushchov: Alessandro Dimasi
Lavitsky, a Jesuit: Bruno Pestarino
Chernikovsky, a Jesuit: Riccardo Ferrari

Conducted by Gianandrea Noseda
Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky
Starring Orlin Anastassov, Ian Storey and Peter Bronder