Epic swing and miss: Boris Godunov opens at Hungarian State Opera

Boris Godunov

Von Orsolya Gyárfás, 28 April 2024

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“undermining an existing dramaturgical structure without constructing something else in its place”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Budapest, am 27 April 2024

Mussorgsky, Boris Godunow

Hungarian State Opera

Alan Buribayev, Musikalische Leitung

András Almási-Toth, Regie

Sebastian Hannak, Bühnenbild, Licht

Krisztina Lisztopád, Kostüme

Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

Hungarian State Opera Chorus

Gábor Bretz, Boris Godunow

Botond Ódor, Grigorij Otrepjew / Dimitrij, Schwachsinniger (Gottesnarr)

Botond Pál, Grigorij Otrepjew / Dimitrij, Schwachsinniger (Gottesnarr)

András Palerdi, Pimen

Tivadar Kiss, Missail

Andrea Szántó, Schenkenwirtin

Bence Pataki, Nikititsch

Boldizsár Zajkás, Mitjuch

Andrea Brassói-Jőrös, Xenia

Zsolt Haja, Andrei Schtschelkalow

István Kovácsházi, Fürst Wassilij Iwanowitsch Schujskij

Alexei Kulagin, Warlaam

Bernadett Wiedemann, Xenias Amme

Laura Topolánszky, Fjodor

Eszter Lázár, Movement Director

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Orsolya Gyárfás

A university student in Budapest, currently pursuing a degree in Aesthetics, Orsolya is an opera fan, particularly interested in the works of Mozart and Wagner.

An epic swing and a miss: Boris Godunov opens at Hungarian State Opera