
Release Date
Original Release
August 28, 2012
2h 52m
Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina (2012)
Overview
Kent Nagano superbly masters the challenges presented by this score, shapes the dynamics with subtle intensity, and casts the score in a mellow glow. As Marfa, the spurned lover of Ivan Khovanskyâs son Andrei, Doris Soffel unfolds such a rich palette of sonorities, from the pathos of the lower ranges to shaded discant heights, that âone is tempted to speak of a Russian mezzoâ. The final chorus, which Mussorgsky did not compose, is played in the orchestrally transparent version of Igor Stravinsky â the third great Russian composer who contributed to making âKhovanshchinaâ a timeless, gripping stage work. With his stripped-down sets and historicising costumes, director Dmitri Tcherniakov, one of the new voices of contemporary Russian theatre, builds a bridge to the political present. A lesson in history and music!
Director

Dmitri Tcherniakov
Department: Directing
Cast

Paata Burchuladze
Ivan Khovansky

Klaus Florian Vogt
Andrei Khovansky

John Daszak
Golitsin

Valeri Alexejev
Shaklovity

Anatoli Kotscherga
Dosifey

Doris Soffel
Marfa
Ilrich ReĂ
Scrivener

Camilla Nylund
Emma

Kent Nagano
Conductor
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