Khovanshchina

Synopsis

The last and arguably finest opera of Modest Mussorgsky is captured in one of its most powerful interpretations in this 1989 recording from the Vienna State Opera, conducted by Claudio Abbado. A moody opera that is thematically broad at times and intimately personal in others, "Khovanshchina" tells the story of the 17th-century clash between Russian conservatives and Peter the Great's reformists. Among the singers is renowned basso Nicolai Ghiaurov and Paata Burchuladze, as well as Anatoly Kocherga, Ludmila Semtchuk, and Heinz Zednik.

Cast

Claudio Abbado

Self - Conductor

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Vladimir Atlantov

Prince Andrey Khovansky

Paata Burchuladze

Dositheus

Anatoli Kotscherga

The Boyar Shaklovity

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Yuri Marusin

Prince Vassily Golitsin

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Ludmila Semtschuk

Marfa

Nicolai Ghiaurov

Prince Ivan Khovansky

Heinz Zednik

Scribe

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Brigitte Poschner-Klebel

Susanna

Crew

Art

• Erich Wonder Set Designer

Costume & Make-Up

• Joachim Herzog Costume Designer

Crew

• Bernd R. Bienert Choreographer

Directing

• Brian Large Director
• Alfred Kirchner Stage Director

Sound

• Claudio Abbado Conductor

Writing

• Modeste Moussorgsky Writer
• Vladimir Strassov Writer