Composer: |
Modest Petrovich Musorgsky |
Composer: |
Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov |
Librettist: |
Modest Petrovich Musorgsky |
Work definition: |
Opera in seven scenes, or a prologue and four acts |
After/based on: |
Adapted from the historical tragedy 'Boris Godunov' by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, and from material partly derived from historical works by Nikolay Mikhaylovich Karamzin and others. |
Language: |
Russian |
Notes: |
Musorgsky's original work, composed in 1868-69, consisted of seven scenes grouped into four acts. A revised version of nine scenes (six from the original and three new) was the first version performed, in 1874. After Musorgsky's death, Rimsky-Korsakov re-orchestrated the opera, making a number of cuts and insertions and transposing the last two scenes. This version was first performed in December 1896. Between 1906 and 1908, Rimsky-Korsakov worked on a second version, restoring the cuts yet retaining his own insertions. For many years, Rimsky-Korsakov's 1908 version was the 'standard version' used by opera companies worldwide. The original 1869 work was first performed in 1928.
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World premiere: |
19 May 1908, Opéra, Paris |
ROH premiere: |
28 June 1928, Covent Garden Opera Syndicate Limited |
ROH company premiere: |
21 October 1950, Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
Related work: |
Boris Godunov [1869], Boris Godunov [1874], Boris Godunov [1896]
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