| Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881) | Boris Godunov (1869 version) |
| The Royal Opera | ||
| Sir Antonio Pappano | Conductor | |
| Richard Jones | Director | |
| Miriam Buether | Set Designer | |
| Nicky Gillibrand | Costume Designer | |
| Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden | ||
| Royal Opera Chorus | ||
| Sir Bryn Terfel | Bass-baritone | Boris Godunov |
| Ain Anger | Bass | Pimen |
| David Butt Philip | Tenor | Grigory (The Pretender Dmitri) |
| John Graham-Hall | Tenor | Prince Shuisky |
| Vlada Borovko | Soprano | Xenia |
| Sarah Pring | Mezzo-soprano | Xenia's nurse |
| Kostas Smoriginas | Bass-baritone | Shchelkalov |
| Sir John Tomlinson | Bass | Varlaam |
| Andrew Tortise | Tenor | Simpleton (The yuródivïy or Holy Fool) |
| Rebecca de Pont Davies | Mezzo-soprano | The Innkeeper |
| Harry Nicoll | Tenor | Missail |
| James Platt | Bass | The Boyar Khrushchov |
| Nick Sales | Tenor | The Boyar-in-Attendance |
| Adrian Clarke | Baritone | Mityukha |
| Jeremy White | Bass | Nikitich |
| Ben Knight | Boy soprano | Feodor |