A majestic Boris Godunov in Stockholm

By Laura Servidei, 10 March 2017

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“Boris' gloomy musings clashed against this golden canopy of sound with intensity”

Reviewed at Konserthuset Stockholm: Stora Salen, Stockholm on 8 March 2017

Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov (original version, 1869)

Kent Nagano, Conductor

Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Boris Godunov

Sergei Skorokhodov, Grigory

Mika Kares, Pimen

Hanna Husáhr, Xenia

Johanna Rudström, Feodor

Okka von der Damerau, The Innkeeper

Margarita Nekrasova, Xenia's nurse

Boris Stepanov, Missail, Simpleton

Maxim Paster, Prince Shuisky

Vasily Ladyuk, Shchelkalov

Anton Ljungqvist, Mityukha

Oleg Budaratskiy, Nikitich

Alexey Tikhomirov, Varlaam

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Gothenburg Opera Chorus

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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.

A majestic Boris Godunov at the Konserthuset in Stockholm