Opera “Boris Godunov”, MM 52Download sheet music
Mussorgsky wrote the libretto after Pushkin. He finished the first version in 1869 and the major revision in 1872. The vocal score and premiere followed in 1874. Rimsky-Korsakov’s editions and...Read more
Mussorgsky wrote the libretto after Pushkin. He finished the first version in 1869 and the major revision in 1872. The vocal score and premiere followed in 1874. Rimsky-Korsakov’s editions and Shostakovich’s orchestration are later versions. The text and sequence of scenes vary by edition.
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Mark Ermler
(conductor)
,
Eugeniy Nesterenko
(bass),
Vladimir Atlantov
(tenor),
Elena Obraztsova
(mezzo-soprano), Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (Moscow)
Boris Godunov - E.Nesterenko, Pimen - A.Babykin, Impostor under the name of Grigory - V.Atlantov, Marina Mnishek - E.Obraztsova, Rangoni - Y.Mazurok, Varlaam - A.Eisen, Mistress of the tavern - L.Nikitina, The Fool - A.Maslennikov. 1985Read moreCollapseBoris Godunov - E.Nesterenko, Pimen - A.Babykin, Impostor under the name of Grigory - V.Atlantov, Marina Mnishek - E.Obraztsova, Rangoni - Y.Mazurok, Varlaam - A.Eisen, Mistress of the tavern - L.Nikitina, The Fool - A.Maslennikov. 1985
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