Prom 02: Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov
Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus under Antonio Pappano in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov with soloists including Bryn Terfel.
Live at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms: The Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Antonio Pappano perform Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov with soloists including Bryn Terfel.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Martin Handley
7.30pm
Mussorgsky Boris Godunov (original version, 1869)
(concert performance; sung in Russian)
Boris Godunov.....Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Fyodor....Benjamin Knight (treble)
Xenia....Vlada Borovko (soprano)
Shuisky....John Graham-Hall (tenor)
Shchelkalov.....Kostas Smoriginas (bass-baritone)
Pimen.....Ain Anger (bass)
Grigory (Pretender Dmitry).....David Butt Philip (tenor)
Varlaam.....Andrii Goniukov (bass)
Missail.....Harry Nicoll (tenor)
Innkeeper.....Rebecca de Pont Davies (mezzo-soprano)
Yurodivy (Holy Fool).....Andrew Tortise (tenor)
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Modest Mussorgsky created music of white-hot inspiration in his operatic masterpiece Boris Godunov, which tells of a Tsar hounded by fear, danger and intrigue. Bryn Terfel leads an illustrious cast.
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- Sat 16 Jul 2016 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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