The Royal Opera

Boris Godunov (New)
Modest Musorgsky
Dir: Richard Jones
Cond: Antonio Pappano

Richard Jones directs a new production of Musorgsky’s magnificent opera on the perils of power.

Cast:

- Boris Godunov – Bryn Terfel
- Xenia – Vlada Borovko §
- Xenia’s Nurse – Sarah Pring
- Prince Shuisky – John Graham-Hall
- Andrei Shchelkalov – Kostas Smoriginas
- Pimen – Ain Anger
- Grigory Otrepiev – David Butt Philip
- Varlaam – John Tomlinson
- Missail – Harry Nicoll
- Hostess of the Inn – Rebecca de Pont Davies
- Simpleton – Andrew Tortise
- Frontier Guard – James Platt §
- Mitjucha – Adrian Clarke
- Police Office (aka Nikitich) – Jeremy White
- Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

§ Jette Parker Young Artist