Director Richard Jones’ take on Modest Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov is having its third outing at the Royal Opera House; previous productions were in 2016 and 2019, with Bryn Terfel reprising his role ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Royal Opera’s 2016 production of Boris Godunov, in Richard Jones’ psychologically probing staging, returns for the third time ...

The coronation bells are swift and brutal, appropriate since the crowned Boris is trouble at beginning and end of the scene by visions of the heir to the throne with spinning top he had murdered.

The Royal Opera’s 2016 production of Boris Godunov, in Richard Jones’ psychologically probing staging, returns for the third time with the Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel once again offering his ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This is the third outing of the Royal Opera’s current production of Boris Godunov since it was new in 2016. The ...

The second revival of Richard Jones’s compelling production boasts an impressive cast, with Terfel’s supple and rich voice at its centre. Conductor Mark Wigglesworth keeps up the momentum A figure ...