Movie·2021·2h 20m
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunow
Music
Synopsis
Bass RenĂ© Pape, the worldâs reigning Boris, reprises his overwhelming portrayal of the tortured tsar caught between grasping ambition and crippling paranoia, kicking off the Live in HD season on October 9, 2021. Conductor Sebastian Weigle leads Mussorgskyâs masterwork, a pillar of the Russian repertoire, in its original 1869 version. Stephen Wadsworthâs affecting production poignantly captures the hope and suffering of the Russian people as well as the tsar himself. This live cinema transmission is part of the Metâs award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.
Where to watch
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