Boris Godunov is the story not only of a troubled leader but of an entire nation, and its history is as eventful as that of Mother Russia herself. In this new production, the legendary director Andrei Konchalovsky presents a personal vision of the opera that takes Mussorgsky’s bare and monumental first version as its basis, while adding the final scene from the composer’s revision, in which not only the Tsar but the people themselves reveal their fatal flaws.

"Orchestrally and vocally outstanding" - The Opera Critic

Cast:
- Boris: Orlin Anastassov
- Xenia: Alessandra Marianelli
- Fyodor: Pavel Zubov
- Grigory: Ian Storey
- Pimen: Vladimir Vaneev
- Prince Shuisky: Peter Bronder
- Andrey Shchelkalov: Vasily Ladjuk
- Varlaam: Vladimir Matorin
- Missail: Luca Casalin
- Innkeeper: Nadezhda Serdjuk
- Holy Fool: Evgeny Akimov
- Nurse: Elena Sommer
- Nikitich: John Paul Huckle
- Mityukha: Oliviero Giorgiutti
- Boyar-in-attendance: Matthias Stier
- Khrushchyov: Andrei Konchalovsky

Director: Andrei Konchalovsky

Recorded live from the Teatro Regio, Turin - 7, 10 & 13 October 2010.

Extra features:
- Cast gallery
- Interviews with Andrei Konchalovsky & Gianandrea Noseda

Running time: 164 mins
Region Code: All regions
Picture format: 16:9 Anamorphic
Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Menu languages: EN
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES