Details

Religious persecution, political intrigue and national upheaval - Khovanshchina has it all. It is the story of a conspiracy led by Prince Ivan Kovansky, who is determined to consolidate the power of his own boyar class, despite the warnings of the Old Believers and the ambitions of the increasingly powerful Romanov dynasty. Running time 3 hrs 55 mins

Cast/Performers

Willard W White (Prince Ivan Khovansky), Gerard O'Connor (Prince Ivan Khovansky), Jill Grove (Marfa), Tom Randle (Prince Andrey Khovansky), David Rendall (Prince Vasily Golitsyn), Pavlo Hunka (Shaklovity), John Tomlinson (Dosifey), Elizabeth Sikora (Susanna), Robin Leggate (Scribe), Claire Weston (Emma), Andrew Rees (Kuzka), Paul Napier-Burrows (First Soldier), Christopher Ross (Second Soldier)

Creatives/Company

Music: Musorgsky (in a version by [Shostakovich])
Company: English National Opera
Conductor: Oleg Caetani
Director(s): Francesca Zambello (original director), Francesca Zambello (revival director), Julie Pevzner (revival director)
Design: Alison Chitty
Lighting: Paul Pyant
Choreographer(s): Lea Anderson (original choreographer), Nicola Bowie (choreography revival)
Translation: Carol Borah Palca