| Dutch National Opera | ||
| Vasily Petrenko | Conductor | |
| Kirill Serebrennikov | Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer | |
| Nadia Kucher | Lighting Designer | |
| Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | ||
| Tatyana Dolmatovskaya | Costume Designer | |
| Daniil Orlov | Dramaturgy | |
| Yurii Karikh | Video | |
| Chorus of Dutch National Opera | ||
| Edward Ananian-Cooper | Choirmaster / chorus director | |
| Nieuw Amsterdams Children's Chorus | ||
| Pia Pleijsier | Choirmaster / chorus director | |
| Tomasz Konieczny | Bass-baritone | Boris Godunov |
| Raehann Bryce-Davis | Mezzo-soprano | Marina |
| Dumitru Mitu | Tenor | Grigory (The Pretender Dmitri) |
| Vitalij Kowaljow | Bass | Pimen |
| Gevorg Hakobyan | Baritone | Rangoni |
| Inna Demenkova | Soprano | Xenia |
| Jasurbek Khaydarov | Bass | Shchelkalov |
| Ya-Chung Huang | Tenor | Prince Shuisky |
| Shenyang | Bass-baritone | Varlaam, Mityukha |
| David van Laar | Countertenor | Feodor |
| Eva Kroon | Mezzo-soprano | The Innkeeper |
| Polly Leech | Mezzo-soprano | Xenia's nurse |
| Steven van der Linden | Tenor | Missail, The Boyar Khrushchov |
| Odin Lund Biron | Tenor | Simpleton (The yuródivïy or Holy Fool) |
| Roger Smeets | Bass | Nikitich |
Nobleman Boris Godunov accumulates power in Russia, first as regent, then as tsar. But the ghosts of the past catch up with him and he ends up losing not only his power but his sanity. Russia sinks ever deeper into a mire of corruption, intrigue and coups.
In his grand choral opera, Modest Mussorgsky deals with a theme that offers poignant parallels to today’s world: the extremes to which one man’s thirst for power can lead. The director Kirill Serebrennikov incorporates his own experiences in Russia presenting his take on an opera about political turmoil and its consequences. Serebrennikov’s production focuses on the effect on the people of high-stakes political scheming. Conductor Vasily Petrenko makes his Amsterdam debut leading the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. A top-flight cast is led bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny, celebrated for his ability to get into the skin of his characters both vocally and dramatically, sings the title role for the first time.
