Royal Opera Live Encore Screening: Boris Godunov

Antonio Pappano conducts Mussorgsky’s towering opera, recorded live at the Royal Opera House in London, starring Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel in the demanding title role. Boris Godunov seizes the throne by murdering nine-year-old heir Dmitry. His land is blighted with famines, which are thought by some to be divine punishment. Ambitious young monk Grigory Otrepiev shares the same date of birth as the Dmitry and poses as the murdered Tsarevich in order to oust Godunov.