The Royal Opera House revival of Andrei Tarkovsky's famous production of Musorgsky's dramatic opera. John Tomlinson takes on one of the great operatic bass roles, that of Boris Godunov, who kills the heir to the Russian throne and subsequently becomes Tsar himself. Plagued by guilt and political problems, a new claimant to power threatens his own future, and that of his troubled country. Presented by Stephanie Hughes.
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conductor Semyon Bychkov
