Mussorgsky was inspired to compose his masterpiece Boris Godunov after reading Pushkin’s Shakespeare-inspired play of the same name. It features one of the most dramatically rewarding bass-baritone ...
The second revival of Richard Jones’s compelling production boasts an impressive cast, with Terfel’s supple and rich voice at its centre. Conductor Mark Wigglesworth keeps up the momentum A figure ...
The coronation bells are swift and brutal, appropriate since the crowned Boris is trouble at beginning and end of the scene by visions of the heir to the throne with spinning top he had murdered.
The Royal Opera’s 2016 production of Boris Godunov, in Richard Jones’ psychologically probing staging, returns for the third time with the Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel once again offering his ...
From the tumultuous bells of his coronation to the sombre death knell that marks his end, Mussorgsky’s 1869 portrait of Boris Godunov is an unforgettably bleak picture of a tormented Tsar. Bryn Terfel ...
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