Boris Godunov

Boris Godunov

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 2004

Runtime

2h 32m

Genres

Music, Documentary

Original Title

Boris Godunov

Production Companies

Gran Teatre del Liceu

Director

Xavi Bové

Description

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.