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08:05, Tue, Feb 3, 2026 Updated: 08:05, Tue, Feb 3, 2026 From Ivan the Terrible to Putin the Pernicious, Russian leaders have been a vicious breed. The early 17th century Tsar Boris Godunov is easily ...

Bryn Terfel is magnificent as the Tsar in this third revival of a classic production Modest Mussorgsky’s first and greatest opera was rewritten by many hands – including Rimsky-Korsakov’s – before ...

Modest Mussorgsky’s first and greatest opera was rewritten by many hands – including Rimsky-Korsakov’s – before people realised that its first version was the best. And it’s Richard Jones’s eloquent ...

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 ...

From the tumultuous bells of his coronation to the sombre death knell that marks his end, Mussorgsky’s 1869 portrait of Boris Godunov is an unforgettably bleak picture of a tormented Tsar. Bryn Terfel ...

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.

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 ...