Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
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 Khovansky‘s son Andrei, Doris Soffel unfolds such a rich palette of sonorities, from the pathos of the lower ranges to shaded discant heights, that “one is tempted to speak of a Russian mezzo”. The final chorus, which Mussorgsky did not compose, is played in the orchestrally transparent version of Igor Stravinsky – the third great Russian composer who contributed to making “Khovanshchina“ 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!
Dmitri Tcherniakov
DirectorPaata Burchuladze , Klaus Florian Vogt , John Daszak
Cast![6uVreL_OX-g](http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/6uVreL_OX-g/mqdefault.jpg)
![Paata Burchuladze](/static/img/load342_513.gif)
![Klaus Florian Vogt](/static/img/load342_513.gif)
![John Daszak](/static/img/load342_513.gif)
Director | Dmitri Tcherniakov |
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Language | English |
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