Name: Boris Godunov
Start: 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-12-29T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Teatro alla Scala

Organization

Dirigat

Riccardo Chailly

Regie

Kasper Holten

Bühnenbild

Es Devlin

Kostümbild

Ida Marie Ellekilde

Lichtgestaltung

Jonas Bǿgh

Videogestaltung

Luke Halls

Sänger

Bariton

Ildar Abdrazakov

Boris Godunow

Mezzosopran

Lilly Jørstad

Fjodor

Sopran

Anna Denisova

Xenia

Agnieszka Rehlis

Xenias Amme

Tenor

Norbert Ernst

Fürst Wassili Schuiski

Alexey Markov

Andrei Schtschelkalow

Bass

Ain Anger

Pimen

Aleksander Kravets

Missail

Maria Barakova

Eine Schenkwirtin

Yaroslav Abaimov

Ein Schwachsinniger

Roman Astakhov

Mitjuch

Bass-Bariton

Oleg Budaratskiy

Erster Polizist

Dmitrij Golovnin

Grigori Otrepjew

Stanislav Trofimov

Warlaam

Nikititsch

Vasyl Solodkyy

Leibbojar

Adam Palka

Teatro alla Scala

Others

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Orchestra

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Russisch

Boris Godunov -  (Boris Godunow)

Mailand

Italien

At the beginning of the 17th century, the Russian Empire is shaken by a scramble for power following the death of Tsar Fyodor I: it is the Time of Troubles… Milan’s La Scala opens its 2022-23 opera season with the five-act drama Boris Godunov, staged by Kasper Holten, conducted by inimitable Maestro Riccardo Chailly in his ninth season opener at the prestigious venue, and starring Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role!

Mussorgsky’s masterpiece is not a random choice: it bears echoes of Verdi’s Macbeth, which opened the previous season, and holds a special place in La Scala’s history. The first Italian staging of Boris Godunov took place here in 1909, and in 1979, Claudio Abbado—assisted by none other than a young Chailly himself—opened the Scala season with a memorable production of this classic drama, under the direction of the legendary Juri Ljubimov.  

Holten’s staging and Es Devlin’s set design highlight the thematic core of the plot, by connecting Pushkin’s drama—from which the libretto was taken—with a Shakespearian inspiration: Boris Godunov, played by world-renowned bass Abdrazakov, is suffering from remorse over the assassination of the legitimate heir to the throne, the Tsarevich Dmitri; meanwhile, a young vagrant-monk (played by Dmitry Golovnin), pretending to be the prince, persuades the King of Poland to invade the Russian territories. While the country descends into chaos, the Tsar descends into madness…

In this plot brimming with violence and intrigue, where personal and collective history intersect, a five-star cast captivates from start to finish, including Ain Anger—impeccable in the role of the chronicler Pimen—the remarkable Anna Denisova as the delicate Ksenyia, and Norbert Ernst as the prince Vasiliy Shuysky.

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