| Description |
2 videodiscs (221 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical stereo surround DTS 5.1 rda |
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video file DVD video all regions rda |
| Note |
Opera in 4 acts and a prologue, in the complete 1872 version, performed from the edition by David Lloyd-Jones published by Oxford University Press. |
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Based on Pushkin's historical tragedy of the same name and Karamzin's History of the Russian State. |
| Credits |
Sets and costume designer, Nicholas Dvigoubsky ; choreographer, Romayne Grigorova. |
| Performer |
Olga Borodina, Alexei Steblianko, Robert Lloyd, Sergei Leiferkus, vocal soloists ; supporting vocal soloists ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Kirov Opera ; Valery Gergiev, conductor. |
| Event |
Filmed at the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, April 1990. |
| System Details |
DVD format 9; picture format: NTSC, 4:3; region code 123456; sound formats: DTS 5.1 surround or linear PCM stereo. |
| Note |
Program notes by Irina Brown and John Warrack and synopsis (22 pages ; 18 cm) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
Set at the start of the 17th century, the story concerns the reign of Tsar Boris Godunov, who has murdered the Tsarevich Dmitri in order to obtain the succession, and the challenge made to him by the Pretender Dmitri. The opera is based on Pushkin's historical tragedy of the same name and Karamzin's History of the Russian state. |
| Language |
Sung in Russian; with English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese subtitles. |
| Subject |
Boris Fyodorovich Godunov, Czar of Russia, 1551 or 1552-1605 -- Drama.
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Operas.
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| Local Subject |
Music library items.
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| Added Author |
contains (work) Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.
Boris Godunov (1872)
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based on (work) Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837.
Boris Godunov.
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based on (work) Karamzin, Nikolaĭ Mikhaĭlovich, 1766-1826.
Istorii︠a︡ gosudarstva rossiĭskogo.
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Tarkovskiĭ, Andreĭ Arsenʹevich, 1932-1986, director.
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Lawless, Stephen, director.
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Burton, Humphrey, 1931- television director.
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Lloyd-Jones, David, editor of music.
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Leĭferkus, Sergeĭ, 1946- singer.
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Lloyd, Robert, 1940- singer.
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Borodina, Olʹga, singer.
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Stebli︠a︡nko, Alekseĭ, singer.
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Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- conductor.
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Leningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta imeni S.M. Kirova, performer.
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Royal Opera House (London, England), production company.
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Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ), production company.
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Virgin Broadcasting, production company.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, production company.
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Decca Record Company, production company.
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Philips (Sound recording label), issuing body.
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Barclays Bank, sponsor.
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| Standard No. |
044007508992 |
| Music No. |
075 089-9 Philips |
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