At this stage of his presidency, George W. Bush might not enjoy Boris Godunov, despite the stirring production now at Houston Grand Opera. In Modest Mussorgsky's striking opera about weighty matters ...

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The Czar’s torment is terrible—but is it madness or fatal grief? He lives out his last days in the hollow splendor of his Russian palace, haunted by the child king he has murdered, as frightened of ...

Like most of their colleagues, Jean Braham and Rob Maher can say a few words in Russian, including ones for bread and tears. It’s a small but essential vocabulary for them as chorus members at the ...

Boris Godunov is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881). The work was composed between 1868 and 1873 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is Mussorgsky's only completed opera and is considered his ...

MILAN – Milan’s famed La Scala opera house on Monday announced the celebration of next season’s gala premiere with the Russian opera “Boris Godunov,″ a move it hopes will underline the separation of ...

MILANMILAN — Milan’s famed La Scala opera house on Monday announced the celebration of next season’s gala premiere with the Russian opera “Boris Godunov,″ a move it hopes will underline the separation ...