Boris Godunov
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Boris Godunov 2004 Directed by Xavi Bové

The libretto is by Mussorgsky himself and takes the eponymous “romantic tragedy” by the celebrated Russian poet Alexander Pushkin as its starting point. Boris Godunov is Mussorgsky’s masterpiece and his only complete opera. It’s a vast sprawling tapestry of Russian life, which centres on the Russian people – represented in the opera by a large and powerful chorus – rather than on the title figure. The staging was produced at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona and is based on the original version of the score.

Country Russia
Language Russian
Spoken Language Russian
Gneres Documentary , Music
Production Company Gran Teatre del Liceu
Release Date 1 January 2004
152 mins
Cast
Matti Salminen
Matti Salminen Boris Godunov
Brian Asawa
Brian Asawa Fyodor
Marie Arnet
Marie Arnet Xenia
Stefania Toczyska
Stefania Toczyska Xenia’s Nurse
Philip Langridge
Philip Langridge Shuisky
Albert Schagidullin
Albert Schagidullin Andrei Shchelkalov
Eric Halfvarson
Eric Halfvarson Pimen
Pär Lindskog
Pär Lindskog Grigory
Anatoli Kocherga
Anatoli Kocherga Varlaam
José Manuel Zapata
José Manuel Zapata Missail
Itxaro Mentxaka
Itxaro Mentxaka Landlady at the inn
Alex Grigorev
Alex Grigorev A Simpleton
David Pittman-Jennings
David Pittman-Jennings Nikitich
Josep Ferrer
Josep Ferrer Mityukha
Javier Roldán
Javier Roldán Boyar-in-attendance
Jordi Casanova
Jordi Casanova Khrushchov
Ferran Ilari
Ferran Ilari Dmitri
Crew
Director
Xavi Bové
Xavi Bové
Writer
Modeste Moussorgsky
Modeste Moussorgsky
Composer
Modeste Moussorgsky
Modeste Moussorgsky
Original Writer
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Pushkin
Set Designer
John Macfarlane
John Macfarlane
Costume Design
John Macfarlane
John Macfarlane
Music
Sebastian Weigle
Sebastian Weigle