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Boris Godunov-5 April 2016 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Antonio Pappano
Chorus Director Renato Balsadonna
Concert Master Peter Manning
Cast
Boris Godunov Bryn Terfel
Andrey Shchelkalov
Clerk of the Boyar's Council 		Kostas Smoriginas
Nikitich
A police officer 		Jeremy White
Mityukha
A peasant 		Adrian Clarke
Prince Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky John Graham-Hall
Pimen
A monk and chronicler 		Ain Anger
Grigory Otrepiev
Later 'the false Dmitry' 		David Butt Philip
Hostess of the inn Rebecca de Pont Davies
Varlaam
Monk 		John Tomlinson
Missail
Monk 		Harry Nicoll
Frontier guard James Platt
Xenia
Boris Godunov's daughter 		Vlada Borovko
Xenia's nurse Sarah Pring
Fyodor
Boris Godunov's son 		Ben Knight
Boyar Nicholas Sales
Yurodivy (Holy Fool) Andrew Tortise
Russian populace, boyars, soldiers, pilgrims
The Royal Opera Chorus

[Members of the Extra Chorus are listed individually in the cast sheet] 		Extra Chorus

[Actors are listed individually in the cast sheet] 		Actors
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: The performance number reflects the number of times this original version has been performed by The Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House.
Sponsor: Marian Pell (role of Boris Godunov) ; Gordon Pell (role of Boris Godunov) ; Virginia Slaymaker (role of Boris Godunov) ; Anonymous donor (role of conductor) ; Charles Hale (role of Varlaam) ; Kaaren Hale (role of Varlaam)
Language: Russian
Surtitled by: Natasha Ward
Durations: Entire Work: 7.37-9.46pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 5 April 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)