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	Boris Godunov (opera) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Boris Godunov (Russian: Борис Годунов, Borís Godunóv) is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky.
		Boris Godunov is usually praised for its originality, for the dramatic power of its choruses, for its sharply delineated characters, and for the powerful psychological portrayal of Tsar Boris.
		Boris appears on the porch of the cathedral.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boris_Godunov_(opera) (4973 words)

	Boris Godunov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Boris was the most famous member of an ancient, now extinct, Russian family of Tatar origin, which migrated from the Horde to Kostroma in the early 14th century.
		In 1580 the Tsar chose Irene, the sister of Boris, to be the bride of the Tsarevich Feodor, on which occasion Boris was promoted to the rank of boyar.
		Boris died suddenly on April 13, 1605, leaving one son, Feodor II, who succeeded him for a few months and then was murdered by the enemies of the Godunovs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boris_Godunov (1131 words)

	Modest_Mussorgsky
		In 1871, however, the finished opera was rejected for theatrical performance, apparently because of its lack of any 'prima donna' role; Mussorgsky set to work producing a revised and enlarged 'second version' and, during the year that he spent sharing rooms with Rimsky-Korsakov, made changes that actually went far beyond those requested by the theatre.
		In this version the opera was accepted, probably in May 1872, and three excerpts were staged at the Maryinsky Theatre in 1873.
		By the time of the first production of Boris Godunov in February 1874, Mussorgsky had taken part in the ill-fated Mlada project (in the course of which he had made a choral version of his A Night on the Bare Mountain) and had begun Khovanschina.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/modest_mussorgsky.html (1953 words)

	Boris Godunov opera by Musorgskij (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In Boris´ residence in the Kremlin, his daughter is mourning the death of her betrothed.
		Marian is bored by her existence and dreams of the young Grigory who is posing as Dimitri, the son of Tsar Ivan whom Boris is supposed to have murdered.
		Shuisky has persuaded Pimen to come and tell Boris of the miracles that have taken place at the tomb of the heir to the throne.
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	Boris Godunov - History
		As this work was rejected by the Maryinsky Opera Mussorgsky revised the opera in 1871, adding a so-called love interest and substantially changing some scenes.
		Three scenes from the opera were given in a charity performance in 1873 with Osip Petrov as Varlaam, Komisarzhevsky as Dimitri, and with Platonova.
		The opera was accepted by the Maryinsky opera, St. Petersburg and performed with Ivan Melnikov as Boris, and the previously mentioned singers, under Eduard Napravnik, on 8 February 1874.
	opera.stanford.edu /Mussorgsky/BorisGodunov/history.html (955 words)

	Mariinsky.ru - Opera - Boris Godunov
		Boris´ coronation in the Cathedral of the Assumption.
		Xenia, Godunov´s daughter, is mourning the death of her husband.
		Boris knows that the people hate him and that he will be unable to attain their affection by any means.
	www.mariinsky.ru /en/opera/sinopsis_borisKR (622 words)

	Opera in Focus - "Boris Godunov" - The Clock Scene
		Alone in his apartment in the palace, Tsar Boris Godunov is filled with panic.
		The crown prince Dimitri has been seen in the vicinity but this is impossible Boris reasons, since he murdered Dimitri haunting him.
		He falls to his knees begging God to have mercy on the soul of poor Boris.
	www.operainfocus.com /repertoire/borisgodunov.html (62 words)

	Modest MUSSORGSKY - Boris Godunov [TH]: Classical CD Reviews- Nov 2002 MusicWeb(UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Boris Godunov: Opera in a prologue and four acts (composed 1868-69; revised 1871-72; revised and orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov 1896)
		A towering representation of demonic madness, this role is the high point of the dramatic bass repertoire, and Christoff is rightly seen as the natural successor to Chaliapin and Reizen in the role.
		Any Boris stands or falls by its central role, and there can be little doubt that Christoff, who had dominated the part since his debut in London in 1949, is as grippingly effective as one could reasonably hope for.
	www.musicweb-international.com /classrev/2002/Nov02/BorisGodunov.htm (896 words)

	Houston Grand Opera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Boris has become Czar after murdering his way to the throne.
		Surrounded by traitors, Boris is driven to insanity and ultimately death.
		This thrilling visual, musical and dramatic rollercoaster portrays the life of an all-powerful leader, filled with intrigue and treachery.
	www.houstongrandopera.org /performances/performance.aspx?perfid=10 (95 words)

	Boris Godunov: Kirov Opera @ Royal Opera House, London : opera review
		And on a more practical level, the fact that the entire opera was to be given without an interval - all 2 hours 20 minutes of it in this shorter original version - was on the lips of many of the assembling spectators.
		Yet by the end of his single scene, when he has spoken the truth about the murderous Tsar Boris' accession to power, it becomes clear that the cage is the Simpleton's protection from the corrupt people, who are under the Tsar's influence.
		Despite the fulfilment of Godunov's ambition to become Tsar, he is a deeply troubled man. When a man shows up pretending to be Dmitri, the true heir to the throne, whom Boris believes to have been killed, the latter hallucinates about his crime in terror - and dies.
	www.musicomh.com /opera/boris-godunov_0805.htm (745 words)

	Metropolitan Opera—BORIS GODUNOV
		When Boris Godunov was first staged January 27, 1874 (exactly 130 years before the present MET performance), Mussorgsky introduced to the world a new style of opera—fiercely Russian in plot, themes, and musical approach.
		Boris Godunov recounts the events in Russia during late 16th century.
		On Saturday, January 31, 2004, the opera will be broadcast live as part of the MET Saturday Radio Broadcast series (Stations vary by region).
	www.robertaonthearts.com /id108.html (615 words)

	Boris Godunov: The Opera by Modest Mussorgsky
		The theme of the opera is the working of remorse in the conscience of the regicide usurper, Boris Godunov, after his rise to supreme power, and his dread of another usurper, the ex-monk Grigory, who poses as the murdered Tsarevich Dimitri, and incites the people against Boris.
		ACT IV At an emergency meeting of the Council of Boyars, Boris is seized with pains which admonish him that his end is near, and sends for his young son.
		The opera ends with the Pretender Grigory appearing in Russia where he is acclaimed by the oppressed and rebellious people as the rightful Tsar Dimitri.
	www.ku.edu /~russcult/culture/handouts/boris_godunov.html (2409 words)

	BORIS GODUNOV (in MARION) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Boris Godunov : an opera in four acts for soli, chorus and orchestra with German and English text.
		Boris Godunov = [Boris Godunow] : opera in four acts with a prologue, the complete original texts of Mussorgsky's 'initial' (1869) and 'definitive' (1872) versions with additional variants and fragments.
		Boris Godunov; opera in four acts, based on Pushkin.
	www-catalog.cpl.org /MARION?T=BORIS+GODUNOV (68 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Arts \| \| Boris Godunov, Royal Opera House, London
		Vladimir Vaneev as Boris Godunov at the Royal Opera House.
		Boris himself regularly appears wearing - with brutally obvious symbolism - a jewelled cage.
		From a historical perspective, this opera belongs to the Kirov, though you wouldn't know it from this performance.
	arts.guardian.co.uk /reviews/story/0,11712,1541186,00.html (351 words)

	Moussorgsky's Boris Godunov at the Paris Opera
		While Boris is definitely Shakespearean in its construction, it is certainly not "a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing".
		Unfortunately, this meant that the Coronation Scene began with Boris and his retinue putting on their fancy clothes, the back wall then opening for the crowd scene.
		Zambello, as many of her colleagues, falls into the trap of including unnecessary actors on the stage whose presence is not required by the composer or librettist, in this case having Xenia as a distracting presence during the death of Boris, or Marina as part of Dmitri's procession in the last act.
	www.culturekiosque.com /opera/reviews/borisgodunov.html (588 words)

	The Aria Database - Database Search Results
		Synopsis : Boris is told by Prince Shuisky that a rival to his throne has appeared and it seems that it is a man pretending to be Dmitri, the half-brother of the previous Tsar who was killed in order to facilitate Boris's rise to the throne.
		Although Shuisky assures Boris that the real Dmitri is dead, Boris is overcome with the possibility that Dmitri has come back from the dead to haunt him.
		Tessitura : D#/Eb3 to D4 Synopsis : Boris is stricken by the mention of the return of Dmitri, the murdered previous heir to the throne.
	www.aria-database.com /cgi-bin/aria-search.pl?opera=Boris+Godunov&r (1241 words)

	Boris Godunov, Royal Opera House \| Official London Theatre Guide
		Boris becomes Tsar amid social and political turmoil, and accused of murdering the ture heir.
		Boris Godunov is performed by the Bolshoi ballet.
		Tchaikovsky's tragic opera of love, obsession, the supernatural and the secret of the 'three cards'.
	www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk /shows/display?contentId=89369 (473 words)

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		Boris Godunov is an opera in four acts and eight scenes by Modest Moussorgsky, text founded on the drama of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin.
		An old peasant tells the Tzar how he was cured of blindness when praying at the tomb of the dead Tzarevitch, and the Tzar deeply impressed after counselling his son to reign wisely, prays that his great crimes may be forgiven him and falls dead.
		References and external links: Plot taken from The Opera Goer's Complete Guide by Leo Melitz, 1921 version.
	wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/b/bo/boris_godunov__opera_.html (365 words)

	Opera Today : MUSSORGSKY: Boris Godunov
		Boris Godunov, the regent of the young Tsar Fyodor, has arranged the assasination of the Tsar's half-brother and heir Dimitriĭ, in order to seize power.
		When the Tsar himself dies Boris pretends to decline the crown, but his agents incite the Muscovite crowd to acclaim him as the new Tsar.
		Boris bids farewell to his son, prays for Russia, and dies.
	www.operatoday.com /content/2005/10/mussorgsky_bori.php (891 words)

	LSM Opera Weekend in Toronto
		Join La Scena Musicale in an opera weekend in Toronto on April 20 and 21 to see two operas over two nights presented by the Canadian Opera Company.
		Opera Tickets will be provided by La Scena Musicale on April 20th.
		Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (sung in Russian with English surtitles)
	www.scena.org /lsmnewswire/files/020310-operaweekend.html (187 words)

	Boris Godunov
		After Ivan's death (1584), Boris became virtual ruler of Russia, ostensibly as regent for Ivan's young son Feodor I, who was married to Boris's sister.
		Under his rule the Russian church was recognized (1589) as an independent patriarchate, equal to other Eastern churches; peace was obtained with Poland and Sweden, and colonization of the southern steppes and W Siberia was spurred.
		Boris's life is the subject of a drama by Pushkin that was the basis for Moussorgsky's famous opera.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0821118.html (342 words)

	eBay - boris godunov, CDs, DVD, HD DVD Blu-ray items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
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	The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera: Boris Godunov @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		From: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
		Opera in 4 acts, with a prologue, by Musorgsky; text by the composer, after Pushkin's drama The Comedy of the Distress of the Muscovite State, of Tsar Boris, and of Grishka Otrepiev (1825) and Karamzin's History of the Russian Empire (1829).
		St Petersburg, charity perf., 17 Feb. 1873, with Petrov (as Varlaam), Komisarzhevsky, Platonova; whole opera (with further minor revisions) 8 Feb. 1874.
	www.highbeam.com /doc/1O77:BorisGodunov/Boris+Godunov+.html?refid=ip_hf (145 words)

	Amazon.com: Boris Godunov: Music: Mussorgsky,Christoff,Cluytens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov / Kotscherga, Ramey, Lipovsek, Larin, Leiferkus, Langridge, Abbado ~ Claudio Abbado
		Rimsky version of this opera (of which this recording is an example); but this Boris is still the one for me. Christoff (who sings three roles on this recording) is amazing as the tormented and guilt-ridden Czar.
		Get the best recordings of Boris Godunov: A guide by Robert Storm, Opera fan since when I was 9
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	Houston Grand Opera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Boris Godunov cast members, including world-famous bass Samuel Ramey and the productionâs conductor, Tugan Sokhiev, will join guests.
		The eveningâs activities will also honor Pat Breen and Bobbie Vee-Cooney for their many contributions to the Opera.
		All proceeds benefit Houston Grand Opera Education and Outreach programs as well as general HGO programming.
	www.houstongrandopera.org /press/press_releases.aspx?PressReleaseID=126 (180 words)

	Amazon.com: Mussorgsky: Boris Godounov (Highlights): Music: Vincenzo Bellezza,Feodor Chaliapin,Angelo Bada,Dennis ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Boris Godunov, opera (Rimsky-Korsakov edition) I have obtained the highest power
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		Boris Godunov recordings from my favorite to least favorite: A list by Robert Storm
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	Boris Godounov - Moviefone
		Synopsis: This is a highly adapted cinematic rendition of the great Russian opera Boris Godunov (1874), originally composed by Modest Mussorgsky (and later modified by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Dmitri...
		His only comfort is that he can bequeath his unruly empire to his son on his deathbed.
		Boris Godounov - Cast & Crew, movie showtimes, plot, synopsis, exclusive features, trailers, clips, theater listings, reviews, message boards, dvd, videos, rentals and more on Moviefone.
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	Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov - Kirov Opera & Orchestra / Valery Gergiev - Buy @ OpusCDs.com music cd store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The 1872 version of Mussorgsky's great opera, this 3 CD-set is highly recommended.
		Starring Vladimir Vaneev as Boris (who thrilled audiences here in Simon Boccanegra in 2000), Vladimir Galusin as Grigory, Nikolai Ohotnikov as Pimen, Konstantin Pluzhnikov as Shuisky, Olga Borodina as Marina Mnishek and Evgeny Nikitin as Rangoni.
		With the Kirov Opera and Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev.
	www.opuscds.com /cd/31152 (263 words)

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