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Fiery, formidable Boris Godunov at the Concertgebouw

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“Heras-Casado had Mussorgsky's colossal score in a firm grasp”
Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 8 September 2018
Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov (in concert)
Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor
Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Boris Godunov
Alisa Kolosova, Marina
Dmitry Golovnin, Grigory
Ante Jerkunica, Pimen
Mark Omvlee, Missail
Oleg Budaratskiy, Nikitich
Vladislav Sulimsky, Rangoni
Tetiana Miyus, Xenia
Boris Pinkhasovich, Shchelkalov
Frank van Aken, Prince Shuisky
Olivia Vermeulen, Feodor
Michael Bennett, The Boyar Khrushchov
Yulia Mennibaeva, The Innkeeper
Cécile van de Sant, Xenia's nurse
James Kryshak, Simpleton
Irakli Atanelishvili, Mityukha
Alexander Krasnov, Varlaam
Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor)
Martin Wright, Choirmaster / chorus director
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)
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