Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina

Synopsis

Kent Nagano superbly masters the challenges presented by this score, shapes the dynamics with subtle intensity, and casts the score in a mellow glow. As Marfa, the spurned lover of Ivan Khovansky‘s son Andrei, Doris Soffel unfolds such a rich palette of sonorities, from the pathos of the lower ranges to shaded discant heights, that “one is tempted to speak of a Russian mezzo”. The final chorus, which Mussorgsky did not compose, is played in the orchestrally transparent version of Igor Stravinsky – the third great Russian composer who contributed to making “Khovanshchina“ a timeless, gripping stage work. With his stripped-down sets and historicising costumes, director Dmitri Tcherniakov, one of the new voices of contemporary Russian theatre, builds a bridge to the political present. A lesson in history and music!

Main Cast

Paata Burchuladze

Ivan Khovansky

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Klaus Florian Vogt

Andrei Khovansky

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John Daszak

Golitsin

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Valeri Alexejev

Shaklovity

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Anatoly Kotcherga

Dosifey

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Doris Soffel

Marfa

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Ilrich Reß

Scrivener

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Kent Nagano

Conductor

Age : 73 | Popularity : 12%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Modeste Moussorgsky
Sound	Music	Modeste Moussorgsky
Directing	Director	Dmitri Tcherniakov
Department	Role	Name

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