| Mussorgsky, Modest Petrowitsch (1839-1881) | Boris Godunow (1869 version) |
| The Royal Opera | ||
| Sir Antonio Pappano | Musikalische Leitung | |
| Richard Jones | Regie | |
| Miriam Buether | Bühnenbild | |
| Nicky Gillibrand | Kostüme | |
| Covent Garden Orchester des Royal Opera House | ||
| Covent Garden Chor des Royal Opera House | ||
| Sir Bryn Terfel | Bassbariton | Boris Godunow |
| Ain Anger | Bass | Pimen |
| David Butt Philip | Tenor | Grigorij Otrepjew / Dimitrij (The Pretender Dmitri) |
| John Graham-Hall | Tenor | Fürst Wassilij Iwanowitsch Schujskij |
| Vlada Borovko | Sopran | Xenia |
| Sarah Pring | Mezzosopran | Xenias Amme |
| Kostas Smoriginas | Bassbariton | Andrei Schtschelkalow |
| Sir John Tomlinson | Bass | Warlaam |
| Andrew Tortise | Tenor | Schwachsinniger (Gottesnarr) (The yuródivïy or Holy Fool) |
| Rebecca de Pont Davies | Mezzosopran | Schenkenwirtin |
| Harry Nicoll | Tenor | Missail |
| James Platt | Bass | Bojar Chruschtschow |
| Nick Sales | Tenor | Leibbojar |
| Adrian Clarke | Bariton | Mitjuch |
| Jeremy White | Bass | Nikititsch |
| Ben Knight | Knabensopran | Fjodor |