The Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra: Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov in Concert
The Kennedy Center - Opera House (2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566)
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Conducted by Pavel Smelkov, the company sings a one-night-only concert version of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, which combines one of the great bass roles in the operatic repertory with thunderous choral movements of unprecedented power. Chronicling the rise and fall of the notorious Tsar, this is an epic tale of religious revolution, mysterious imposters, and murderous deception. Last performed here by the Mariinsky in January 2005, the "fierce, monolithic power" of the score displayed "prismatic shades of orchestral color and an unflagging energy in Gergiev's delivery," according to The Washington Post.
PRINCIPAL CASTING :
Boris Godunov: Evgeny Nikitin
Pimen: Mikhail Petrenko
Pretender Dimitri: Sergey Skorokhodov
Prince Shuisky: Evgeny Akimov
Shelkalov: Alexey Markov
Fool: Dmitri Voropaev
Varlaam: Alexei Tanovitsky
Misail: Andrey Popov
Hostess of the Inn: Elena Vitman
Ksenia: Irina Mataeva
Boyar: Edem Umerov
Fedor: Zlata Bulycheva
Policeman: Fedor Kuznetsov
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, located on 17 acres overlooking the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is America's living memorial to President Kennedy as well as the nation's busiest arts facility, presenting more than 2,000 performances each year. The Center is home to seven theaters: the Concert Hall, the Opera House, the Eisenhower Theater, the Family Theater, the Terrace Theater, the Theater Lab, and the Terrace Gallery. In addition, as part of the Kennedy Center's Performing Arts for Everyone outreach program, free performances take place each evening at 6 p.m. on the Millennium Stage. In addition to offering annual series of the National Symphony Orchestra, theater, ballet, dance, chamber music, jazz, and performances for young audiences, the Kennedy Center presents festivals celebrating the arts and culture of countries and regions around the world. Recent festivals include African Odyssey, AmericArtes, Festival of China, and JAPAN: culture + hyperculture.