Boris Godunov
Boris Godunov

In Theaters Oct 13

The Met: Live in HD

Boris Godunov

155 Minutes

Bass René Pape, the world’s reigning Boris, reprises his tremendous portrayal of the tortured tsar caught between grasping ambition and crippling paranoia, kicking off the highly anticipated 2021–22 Live in HD season.

Bass René Pape, the world’s reigning Boris, reprises his tremendous portrayal of the tortured tsar caught between grasping ambition and crippling paranoia, kicking off the highly anticipated 2021–22 Live in HD season. Conductor Sebastian Weigle leads Mussorgsky’s masterwork, a pillar of the Russian repertoire, in its original 1869 version. Stephen Wadsworth’s affecting production poignantly captures the hope and suffering of the Russian people, as well as the title ruler himself.

Music: Mussorgsky

Language: Russian, with English subtitles

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Boris Godunov

Run Time: 2 hours 35 minutes

Categories: Performing Arts

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SYNOPSIS & CAST SHEET

Sebastian Weigle

Conductor

Sebastian Weigle

Conductor

Sebastian Weigle

David Butt Philip

Grigory

David Butt Philip

Grigory

David Butt Philip

Maxim Paster

Shuisky

Maxim Paster

Shuisky

Maxim Paster

Alexey Markov

Shchelkalov

Alexey Markov

Shchelkalov

Alexey Markov

René Pape

Boris

René Pape

Boris

René Pape

Ain Ainger

Pimen

Ain Ainger

Pimen

Ain Ainger

Stanislav Trofimov

Varlaam

Stanislav Trofimov

Varlaam

Stanislav Trofimov

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