The Royal Opera - Boris Godunov Reviews
28 March 2024
Bryn Terfel (Boris), Roger Honeywell (Shuisky)
General scene
David Butt Philip (Grigory), Matthew Rose (Pimen)
Harry Nicoll (Missail), John Tomlinson (Varlaam)
Bryn Terfel (Boris)

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Boris Godunov

The Royal Opera


No. of reviews: 10

Bryn Terfel is currently, magnificently, singing the title role in Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov
1 Jul 19 / The Observer
A magnificent revival of Boris Godunov at the Royal Opera
26 Jun 19 / The Article
Un Ur-Boris perfetto
25 Jun 19 / Le Salon Musical
Bryn Terfel, nel ruolo del titolo, dà vita ad un personaggio complesso e credibile
23 Jun 19 / Operaclick (Italian)
A memorable Boris Godunov at Covent Garden
22 Jun 19 / Seen and Heard
Bryn Terfel is a more tragic than melodramatic Boris
21 Jun 19 / Classical Source
The coronation and tragedy of Boris revived at Covent Garden
21 Jun 19 / Bachtrack
A magnificent and quintessentially Russian rendering
21 Jun 19 / Independent
Terfel’s wild-eyed ruler provides a well-timed study of leadership
21 Jun 19 / Evening Standard
Richard Jones's Boris Godunov returns to Covent Garden
21 Jun 19 / Opera Today
Production details
Cast
Furness, Terfel, Lee, Kimm, Honeywell, Pinkhasovich, Rose, Butt Philip, Tomlinson, Nicholl, Gibbons, White, Clarke, Lemmings
(c) Albrecht (d) Jones
Performance dates
19, 22, 25, 27, 29 June, 3 July 2019
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