Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Blu-ray)

Mussorgsky's searing portrait of a tsar consumed by fear and paranoia gains striking contemporary resonance in this acclaimed production. Stage director Kirill Serebrennikov incorporates the work of photographer Dmitry Markov, whose journeys across Russia capturing everyday life create an unavoidable contrast between authoritarian power and the lived reality of the nation.

Featuring an outstanding cast, the opera is conducted by Vasily Petrenko in his first appearance with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Opera Magazine praised the premiere, writing that it "made for a dazzling opening to the Holland Festival."

Raehann Bryce-Davis, Mezzo-Soprano
Dumitru Mîțu, Ya-Chung Huang, Tenors
Gevorg Hakobyan, Baritone
Tomasz Konieczny, Bass-Baritone
Vitalij Kowaljow, Bass
Chorus of Dutch National Opera
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Kirill Serebrennikov, Stage director