The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov
MovieTitle | The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Oct 23, 2010 |
Genre | Music |
Director | Brian Large , Stephen Wadsworth |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | The Metropolitan Opera |
Run time | 203 min. |
Stephen Wadsworth’s production of Mussorgsky’s epic masterpiece brilliantly captures the suffering and ambition of the Russian people at a critical time in their nation’s history. René Pape is riveting as the Tsar of the title, giving a commanding and charismatic performance of one of the greatest bass roles in the repertoire—his Boris is dominating, tortured, flawed and utterly unforgettable. The extraordinary cast and the Met Orchestra and Chorus are led by Russian maestro Valery Gergiev, the foremost Mussorgsky interpreter of our time.