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

Boris Godunov

Por Orsolya Gyárfás, 28 abril 2024

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

Crítica hecha desde Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Budapest el 27 abril 2024

Musorgskiï, Boris Godunov

Hungarian State Opera

Alan Buribayev, Dirección

András Almási-Toth, Dirección de escena

Sebastian Hannak, Diseño de escena, Diseño de iluminación

Krisztina Lisztopád, Diseño de vestuario

Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

Hungarian State Opera Chorus

Gábor Bretz, Boris Godunov

Botond Ódor, Grigory, Simpleton

Botond Pál, Grigory, Simpleton

András Palerdi, Pimen

Tivadar Kiss, Missail

Andrea Szántó, The Innkeeper

Bence Pataki, Nikitich

Boldizsár Zajkás, Mityukha

Andrea Brassói-Jőrös, Xenia

Zsolt Haja, Shchelkalov

István Kovácsházi, Prince Shuisky

Alexei Kulagin, Varlaam

Bernadett Wiedemann, Xenia's nurse

Laura Topolánszky, Feodor

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