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Boris Feodorovich Godunov (/ ˈ ɡ ɒ d ə n ˌ ɔː f, ˈ ɡ ʊ d-/; Russian: Борис Фёдорович Годунов, romanized: Boris Fyodorovich Godunov; 12 August [O.S. 2 August] 1552 – 23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605) was the de facto regent of Russia from 1585 to 1598 and then tsar from 1598 to 1605 following the death of ...
Boris Godunov (born c. 1551—died April 13 [April 23, New Style], 1605, Moscow, Russia) was a Russian statesman who was chief adviser to Tsar Fyodor I (reigned 1584–98) and was himself elected tsar of Muscovy (reigning 1598–1605) after the extinction of the Rurik dynasty.
Boris Godunov (Russian: Борис Годунов, romanized: Borís Godunóv listen ⓘ) is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881). The work was composed between 1868 and 1873 in Saint Petersburg , Russia.
Boris Godunov, historical blank verse drama in 23 scenes by Russian poet and playwright Aleksandr Pushkin, written in 1824–25, published in 1831, and considered one of the most important plays of the early 19th century. Its theme is the tragic guilt and inexorable fate of a great hero, Boris.
Boris Godunov is probably best known as the ruthless ill-fated Tsar of Mussorgsky’s opera. The libretto of the opera was provided by Pushkin’s historical drama, Boris Godunov, and he took his material wholly from N. M. Karamzin’s History of the Russian State.
Boris Fyodorovich Godunov (Russian: Бори́с Фёдорович Годуно́в) (c. 1551 – 23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605) was de facto regent of Russia from 1584 to 1598 and then the first non-Rurikid tsar from 1598 to 1605.
Boris Feodorovich Godunov. Boris Feodorovich Godunov (ca. 1551-1605) was czar of Russia from 1598 to 1605. Although an able and intelligent ruler, he came to suspect widespread subversion and treason and more and more resorted to political terror. Boris Godunov was born in Moscow.
Mar 15, 2016 · Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, drawn from Pushkin, is a snapshot of Russian history that sets up eternal resonances — past, present and, it sometimes seems, future.
A pinnacle of the Russian operatic canon, Boris Godunov operates on both the most epic and the most intimate levels, with huge crowd scenes and monumental monologues juxtaposed with snippets of smaller (but crucial) folk-based melodies.
For the first time since 1913, Boris Godunov was given a fully new, handsomely realistic production. It was also the first time the Met performed the opera in its original Russian, adding greatly to the authenticity of the performance.
