Andrei Tarkovsky's 1990 production of Mussorgsky's opera, performed by the Kirov Opera. Boris Godunov seizes the Russian throne by murder, and a monk's apprentice poses as the slain heir to raise an army against him.
- Directors
- Humphrey Burton
- Cast
- Valery Gergiev, Robert Lloyd, Olga Borodina, Alexei Steblianko, Sergei Leiferkus, Alexander Morosov, Mariinsky Orchestra
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Genre
- Music
- Release date
- 1990-01-01
- Studios
- BBC, Royal Opera House, Philips
Filmed in Russia during the collapse of the Soviet Union, this 1990 Kirov Opera staging of Mussorgsky's 1872 opera was directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Robert Lloyd sings the title role, with Olga Borodina, Alexei Steblianko, and Sergei Leiferkust. Boris has taken the throne by murdering the rightful heir, Dmitry; the monk Pimen urges his apprentice Grigory to avenge the death, and Grigory later impersonates Dmitry and raises an army, while Boris becomes convinced he is being punished.
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