Boris Godunov

Overview

The libretto is by Mussorgsky himself and takes the eponymous “romantic tragedy” by the celebrated Russian poet Alexander Pushkin as its starting point. Boris Godunov is Mussorgsky’s masterpiece and his only complete opera. It’s a vast sprawling tapestry of Russian life, which centres on the Russian people – represented in the opera by a large and powerful chorus – rather than on the title figure. The staging was produced at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona and is based on the original version of the score.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2004

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

russian

Production

Gran Teatre del Liceu

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2253990