Overview

Bass René Pape, the world’s 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 Mussorgsky’s masterwork, a pillar of the Russian repertoire, in its original 1869 version. Stephen Wadsworth’s 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 Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

Cast

René Pape, Ain Anger, David Butt Philip, Aleksey Bogdanov, Maxim Paster, Ryan Speedo Green

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What is "The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunow" about?

Bass René Pape, the world’s 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 Mussorgsky’s masterwork, a pillar of the Russian repertoire, in its original 1869 version. Stephen Wadsworth’s 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 Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

When was "The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunow" released?

The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunow was released in 2021.

Who stars in "The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunow"?

The cast includes René Pape, Ain Anger, David Butt Philip, Aleksey Bogdanov.