Boris Godunov /

The action takes place between 1598 and 1605. It concerns the reign of Tsar Boris Godunov who has murdered the Tsarevich Dmitri in order to obtain the succession, and the challenge made to it by the Pretender Dmitri.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881
Corporate Authors:	Mariinskiĭ teatr (1991- ), Royal Opera House (London, England), Leningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta imeni S.M. Kirova (Performer), Barclays Bank, Virgin Broadcasting, British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, Decca Music Group, St. Petersburg Television, Philips (Sound recording label), Universal Music and Video Distribution
Other Authors:	Tarkovskiĭ, Andreĭ Arsenʹevich, 1932-1986 (Director), Lawless, Stephen (Director), Burton, Humphrey, 1931- (Director), Maniura, Peter (Producer), Marks, Dennis, 1932-2006 (Producer), Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- (Conductor), Lloyd-Jones, David (Performer), Lloyd, Robert, 1940- (Performer), Borodina, Olʹga (Performer), Stebli͡anko, Alekseĭ (Performer), Leĭferkus, Sergeĭ, 1946- (Performer), Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837, Karamzin, Nikolaĭ Mikhaĭlovich, 1766-1826
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Russian
Language Notes:	Sung in Russian, with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese.
Published:	[London] : Philips, [2002?]
Subjects:	Operas. Music > Performance > Videodisc. Filmed operas. Boris Fyodorovich Godunov, > Czar of Russia, > 1551 or 1552-1605 > Drama.

Description
Summary:	The action takes place between 1598 and 1605. It concerns the reign of Tsar Boris Godunov who has murdered the Tsarevich Dmitri in order to obtain the succession, and the challenge made to it by the Pretender Dmitri.
Item Description:	Opera in 4 acts with a prologue. Performed in the edition by David Lloyd-Jones, published by Oxford University Press. Based on Pushkin's historical tragedy of the same name and Karamzin's History of the Russian state. Aspect ratio 4:3. Accompanying booklet contains program notes by Irina Brown and John Warrack and synopsis. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (221 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (22 pages ; 18 cm.)
Format:	DVD 9; NTSC; DTS digital 5.1 surround sound and LPCM stereo.
Audience:	Not rated.
Production Credits:	Sets and costumes designed by Nicholas Dvigoubsky ; choreographer, Romayne Grigorova ; lighting, Robert Bryan and John Charlton with Vladimir Lukasievitch.