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

Boris Godunov
© Valter Berecz | Hungarian State Opera
Boris Godunov
© Valter Berecz | Hungarian State Opera
Boris Godunov
© Valter Berecz | Hungarian State Opera
Boris Godunov
© Valter Berecz | Hungarian State Opera
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“undermining an existing dramaturgical structure without constructing something else in its place”
Reviewed at Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Budapest on 27 April 2024
Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov
Hungarian State Opera
Alan Buribayev, Conductor
András Almási-Toth, Director
Sebastian Hannak, Set Designer, Lighting Designer
Krisztina Lisztopád, Costume Designer
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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