Technology to the rescue in Zurich's new staging of Boris Godunov

By Laura Servidei, 22 September 2020

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“Michael Volle gave a towering performance in his prise de rôle as Boris”

Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 20 September 2020

Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov

Zurich Opera

Kirill Karabits, Conductor

Barrie Kosky, Director

Rufus Didwiszus, Set Designer

Klaus Bruns, Costume Designer

Michael Volle, Boris Godunov

Oksana Volkova, Marina

Edgaras Montvidas, Grigory

Brindley Sherratt, Pimen

Spencer Lang, Simpleton

Iain Milne, Missail

Jane Henschel, The Innkeeper

Valeriy Murga, Nikitich

Savelii Andreev, The Boyar-in-Attendance

Johannes Martin Kränzle, Rangoni

Lina Dambrauskaite, Xenia

Konstantin Shushakov, Shchelkalov

John Daszak, Prince Shuisky

Zhang Wen Wei, Varlaam

Irène Friedli, Xenia's nurse

Soloists of the Tölzer Boys Choir, Feodor

Andrei Skliarenko, The Boyar Khrushchov

Franck Evin, Lighting Designer

Kathrin Brunner, Dramaturgy

Ernst Raffelsberger, Choirmaster / chorus director

Zurich Opera Chorus

Chorzuzüger

Zusatzchor der Oper Zürich

Kinderchor der Oper Zürich

SoprAlti

Orchester der Oper Zürich

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.