Khovanshchina 1989 Directed by Brian Large

The last and arguably finest opera of Modest Mussorgsky is captured in one of its most powerful interpretations in this 1989 recording from the Vienna State Opera, conducted by Claudio Abbado. A moody opera that is thematically broad at times and intimately personal in others, "Khovanshchina" tells the story of the 17th-century clash between Russian conservatives and Peter the Great's reformists. Among the singers is renowned basso Nicolai Ghiaurov and Paata Burchuladze, as well as Anatoly Kocherga, Ludmila Semtchuk, and Heinz Zednik.

Country USA
Language English
Gnere Music
Production Companies RM Arts , Wiener Staatsoper
Release Date 3 January 1989
173 mins
Cast
Claudio Abbado Self - Conductor
Vladimir Atlantov Prince Andrey Khovansky
Anatoly Kocherga The Boyar Shaklovity
Yuri Marusin Prince Vassily Golitsin
Nicolai Ghiaurov Prince Ivan Khovansky