BORIS GODUNOV

Opera, 18+
june 10, Tue Premiere
DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
19:00
june 14, Sat Premiere
DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
19:00
june 17, Tue Premiere
DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
19:00
june 20, Fri Premiere
DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
19:00
june 23, Mon Premiere
DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
19:00
june 26, Thu Premiere
DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
19:00
june 29, Sun Premiere
DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
14:00

Opera in four acts with prologue

Sung in Russian

Libretto Based on Pushkin with modifications by Mussorgsky


Power and destruction

Boris Godunov (1552–1605) accumulates power with firm determination. But the ghosts of the past catch up with him and he ends up dying mad, abandoned and betrayed by everyone. Meanwhile, the country sinks ever deeper into a mire of corruption, intrigue and coups.

Russia today

Kirill Serebrennikov, multi-talented and equally at home in the worlds of opera, theatre and film, previously surprised Amsterdam audiences with his unconventional interpretation of Carl Maria von Weber’s Der Freischütz. Now he returns to present his take on Mussorgsky’s opera about political turmoil and its consequences. In Serebrennikov’s production, parallels with modern-day Russia, which is dominated by high-stake political schemes at the cost of the country’s people, will be clearly drawn. 

Leading the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, acclaimed conductor Vasily Petrenko will make his debut with Dutch National Opera. Also at his disposal is the Chorus of Dutch National Opera in full force and a top-flight cast of singers. Leading bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny, celebrated for his ability to get into the skin of his characters both vocally and in his acting, will be singing Boris Godunov for the first time. 

In other roles, much-loved singers will be returning to Amsterdam, including mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis (previously Ježibaba in Rusalka) as Marina Mnishek, bass Dmitry Ulyanov (previously Prince Galitsky/Khan Konchak in Prince Igor) as Pimen and tenor Najmiddin Mavlyanov (previously Calaf in Turandot) as Grigory.
AUTHORS
DIRECTOR, SETS AND COSTUMES
KI­RILL SE­REB­RENNI­KOV
MUSICAL DIRECTION
Va­sily Pet­renko
Libretto
Ba­sed on Push­kin with mo­difi­cati­ons by Mus­sorg­sky
Co-director and choreographer
Ev­ge­ny Ku­lagin, Ivan Es­tegne­ev
Co-set designer
Ol­ga Pav­li­uk
Lighting designer
Ser­gej Ku­char
Co-costume designer
Ta­nya Dol­ma­tovs­ka­ya
Video designer
Yurii Ka­rikh
Dramaturgy
Da­ni­il Or­lov
CAST
Boris Godunov
To­masz Ko­ni­ecz­ny
Xenia
In­na De­men­ko­va
Prince Vasili Ivanovich Shuisky
Ya-Chung Hu­ang
Andrei Schelkalov
Dmit­ry Cheb­ly­kov
Pimen
Vi­talij Ko­wal­jow
Grigory
Naj­middin Mav­ly­anov
Marina Mnishek
Ra­ehann Bry­ce-Da­vis
Rangoni
Ge­vorg Ha­koby­an
Varlaam
She­nY­ang
Ro­yal Con­cert­ge­bo­uw Orc­hes­tra
Cho­rus of Dutch Na­ti­onal Ope­ra
Cho­rus mas­ter Ed­ward Ana­ni­an-Co­oper
Ni­euw Ams­ter­dams Child­ren’s Cho­rus (part of Ni­euw Vo­ca­al Ams­ter­dam)

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