Royal Opera's spine-tingling Boris Godunov

By Dominic Lowe, 17 July 2016

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“John Graham-Hall gave a reptilian, inveigling Prince Shuisky”

Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 16 July 2016

Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov (original version, 1869)

Sir Antonio Pappano, Conductor

David Butt Philip, Grigory

Sir Bryn Terfel, Boris Godunov

Ain Anger, Pimen

Vlada Borovko, Xenia

Benjamin Knight, Feodor

Rebecca de Pont Davies, The Innkeeper

Harry Nicoll, Missail

Andrew Tortise, Simpleton

Kostas Smoriginas, Shchelkalov

Andrii Goniukov, Varlaam

John Graham-Hall, Prince Shuisky, Tenor

Jeremy White, Nikitich

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

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