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.
Cast/Performers
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Oleg Balashov, Rene Pape, Mikhail Petrenko, Vladimir Ognovenko
Creatives/Company
Author: Mussorsky Company: Met Opera Conductor: Valery Gergiev Director: Peter Stein
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