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DARK SECRETS: Boris godunov - The Real Truth

Boris Godunov review – Bryn Terfel wild-eyed and barking in Mussorgsky’s relentless study of power

The second revival of Richard Jones’s compelling production boasts an impressive cast, with Terfel’s supple and rich voice at its centre. Conductor Mark Wigglesworth keeps up the momentum

The Guardian - UK

Boris Godunov at Royal Opera: Psychologically probing Russian epic

4/5 Richard Jones’ staging of Mussorgsky’s opera showcases some startling talents

Evening Standard

‘It’s about self-destruction’: director Serebrennikov on his bleak operatic vision of Russia

Staging of Boris Godunov explores the effects that Putin’s regime and war in Ukraine is having on the Russian public

The Guardian - UK

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‘So resonant’: the 19th-century Russian opera being revived across Europe

Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina – set in the troubled 1680s – can almost describe current events, say directors

The Guardian - UK

How Russian history and the concept of 'smuta' (turmoil) sheds light on Putin and Prigozhin – and the dangers of dissent

In Russia, failed coups portend turmoil and collapse. They also herald greater repression, and a tightening of centralised control. This is because Russian history has swung back and forth between chaos and autocracy, which have become mutually reinforcing symptoms of the same historical condition.

The Conversation

Protests held as Italy's La Scala opens season with Russian opera

Milan's La Scala theatre opened its 2022-2023 opera season on Wednesday with a gala performance of the Russian work "Boris Godunov" as protesters against the Ukrainian war demonstrated outside the venue.

Reuters

La Scala says Russian opera is not propaganda for Putin

Italy’s premier opera house has defended its decision to stage the Russian opera “Boris Godunov’’ for its gala Dec. 7 season opener

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Dmitry review – historical Russian thriller resonates

Marylebone theatre, LondonPeter Oswald’s take on Friedrich Schiller’s unfinished tragedy shows Russia’s recurrent turn towards tyranny

The Guardian - UK

David Lloyd-Jones obituary

Founding conductor of Opera North and a champion of Russian operas and British symphonies

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