Performance

Venue	Bristol Hippodrome
Town	Bristol
County	City of Bristol
From	9th June 1998
To	12th June 1998
Bristol Hippodrome (V856)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Boris Godunov

Work:: Boris Godunov (S1878)

Based on Pushkin's The Comedy of the Distress of the Muscovite State, of Tsar Boris and of Grishka Otrepiev - there are several version developed by Mussorsky over a number of years. Set in Russia and Poland between 1598 and 1605. Boris is 'persuaded' to accept the crown after murdering the true heir. A young monk pretends to be the murdered heir in order to avenge the death and there is a swell amongst the people in his favour. In the end Boris dies.

Author

Mussorsky

Production:: (T1904863679)

Sung in English. New production

Company	Welsh National Opera
Conductor	Carlo Rizzi
Director	David Pountney
Performer	Willard White
Performer	John Daszak
Performer	Neil Jenkins
Performer	Gwynne Howell

Listing:: L0490362591

Production details

Sung in English. New production

Reviews

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