The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov
- Released on
- Runtime
- 203 mins
Stephen Wadsworth’s production of Mussorgsky’s epic masterpiece brilliantly captures the suffering and ambition of the Russian people at a critical time in their nation’s history. René Pape is riveting as the Tsar of the title, giving a commanding and charismatic performance of one of the greatest bass roles in the repertoire—his Boris is dominating, tortured, flawed and utterly unforgettable. The extraordinary cast and the Met Orchestra and Chorus are led by Russian maestro Valery Gergiev, the foremost Mussorgsky interpreter of our time.
Stephen Wadsworth’s production of Mussorgsky’s epic masterpiece brilliantly captures the suffering and ambition of the Russian people at a critical time in their nation’s history. René Pape is riveting as the Tsar of the title, giving a commanding and charismatic performance of one of the greatest bass roles in the repertoire—his Boris is dominating, tortured, flawed and utterly unforgettable. The extraordinary cast and the Met Orchestra and Chorus are led by Russian maestro Valery Gergiev, the foremost Mussorgsky interpreter of our time.
Cast
- René Pape
- Oleg Balashov
- Mikhail Petrenko
- Aleksandrs Antonenko
- Ekaterina Semenchuk
- Yevgeni Nikitin
- Vladimir Ognovenko
- Valerian Ruminski
- Mikhail Svetlov
- Olga Savova
- Nikolai Gassiev
- Gennady Bezzubenkov
- Jennifer Zeltan
- Jonathan A. Makepeace
- Larisa Shevchenko
- Dennis Petersen
- Andrew Oakden
- Andrey Popov
- Mark Schowalter
- Brian Frutiger
- Amir Levy
- Christian Rozakis
- Philip Willingham
- MET Orchestra
Director
- Brian Large
- Stephen Wadsworth
