Premiered on October 16, 1948.
Sung in Russian.
Presented with three intervals.
Running time: 4 hours 7 minutes.
Libretto by Modest Mussorgsky,
based on Alexander Pushkin’s play of the same name
Version and orchestration by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Orchestration of “At St. Basil Cathedral” scene by Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
1948 production
Music Director: Nikolai Golovanov
Stage Director: Leonid Baratov
Designer: Fyodor Fedorovsky
Choreographer: Leonid Lavrovsky
2011 revival
Conductors: Vassily Sinaisky, Pavel Sorokin
Director: Igor Ushakov
Designer of scenery revival: Alyona Pikalova
Designer of costumes revival: Elena Zaytseva
Choreography revival: Ekaterina Mironova
Lighting Designer: Sergei Shevchenko
Chorus Master: Valery Borisov
Bi.jpg) Yuri Nechaev as Shchelkalov Vladimir Matorin as Boris Vladimir Kudryashov as Shuisky. Photo by Damir Yusupov. | Big.jpg) The Cell Scene. Photo by Damir Yusupov. | Big.jpg) Alexander Naumenko as Pimen Roman Muravitsky as Grigory. Photo by Damir Yusupov. | Big.jpg) Margarita Mamsirova as the Innkeeper. Photo by Damir Yusupov. | Big.jpg) Igor Matyukhin as Varlaam Alexander Arkhipov as Missail. Photo by Damir Yusupov. | Big.jpg) Svetlana Shilova as Ksenia’s Nurse Oxana Lomova as Ksenia. Photo by Damir Yusupov. | Big.jpg) Vladimir Matorin as Boris Yelena Okolysheva as Fyodor. Photo by Larisa Pedenchuk/Bolshoi Theatre. | Big.jpg) The Polish Ball Scene. Photo by Damir Yusupov. | Big.jpg) Vitaly Tarashchenko as Grigory Nina Terentieva as Marina Mnishek. Photo by Damir Yusupov. | Big.jpg) Mikhail Gubsky as the God’s Fool. Photo by Damir Yusupov. | Big.jpg) The Kromy Forest Scene. Photo by Damir Yusupov. | Big.jpg) Mikhail Kazakov as Boris. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
