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A majestic Boris Godunov at the Konserthuset in Stockholm

By Laura Servidei, 10 March 2017
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“Boris' gloomy musings clashed against this golden canopy of sound with intensity”
Reviewed at Konserthuset Stockholm: Stora Salen, Stockholm on 8 March 2017
Programme
Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov (original version, 1869)
Performers
Kent Nagano, Conductor
Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Boris Godunov
Sergei Skorokhodov, Grigory
Mika Kares, Pimen
Hanna Husáhr, Xenia
Johanna Rudström, Feodor
Okka von der Damerau, The Innkeeper
Margarita Nekrasova, Xenia's nurse
Boris Stepanov, Missail, Simpleton
Maxim Paster, Prince Shuisky
Vasily Ladyuk, Shchelkalov
Anton Ljungqvist, Mityukha
Oleg Budaratskiy, Nikitich
Alexey Tikhomirov, Varlaam
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Gothenburg Opera Chorus
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Laura Servidei
Laura Servidei
Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.