“Brighton’s stage presentation added up to the single most convincing Boris I’ve had the good fortune to see.”
Music and Musicians
Musorgsky
1869 version, sung in English
May 1980 The Gardner Centre, Brighton Festival
NSO Chorus, NSO Orchestra conductor Michael Hall director Stefan Janski designer Sarah-Jane McClelland lighting designer Paul Pyant
Boris Godunov Tom McDonnell Feodor Marian Bryfdir Xenia Vivienne Bellos Nurse Judith Buckle Prince Shuisky David Bartleet Andrei Shchelkalov Gareth Morrell Pimen Sean Rea Grigory Zbigniew Sinicki Varlaam Andrew Gallacher Missail Nicholas Chisholm The Hostess Carol Leatherby A Simpleton Justin Lavender Nikitich Richard Wistreich Mitiukha Andrew Connal