A new staging of Modeste Moussorgski’s Boris Godunov, directed by Tony Award winner Ivo van Hove, opened in Paris on June 7. The Paris Opera production, performed at the Opéra Bastille, continues through July 12.
The opening night cast included Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role, Ain Anger as Pimène, and Evdokia Malevskaya as Fiodor, and Ruzan Mantashyan as Xenia.
Van Hove is also slated to helm a new production of Don Giovanni at Paris Opera before the staging plays New York's Metropolitan Opera.
Flip through photos of the production below:
Evdokia Malevskaya and Ildar Abdrazakov
Cast
Ildar Abdrazakov, Maxim Paster, and Boris Pinkhasovich
Cast
Agathe Poupeney / Opéra national de Paris
Boris Pinkhasovich, Ain Anger, Maxim Paster, and Ildar Abdrazakov
Ildar Abdrazakov
Agathe Poupeney / Opéra national de Paris
Ildar Abdrazakov and Maxim Paster
Elena Manistina, Maxim Mikhailov, Dmitry Golovnin, and Evgeny Nikitin
Ruzan Mantashyan
Ildar Abdrazakov and Ruzan Mantashyan
Ildar Abdrazakov and Evdokia Malevskaya
Evdokia Malevskaya and Ildar Abdrazakov
Dmitry Golovnin and Elena Manistina
Ain Anger
Cast
Dmitry Golovnin and Ain Anger
Cast
Cast
Cast
Ildar Abdrazakov
Ildar Abdrazakov
Ildar Abdrazakov
Ildar Abdrazakov, Ruzan Mantashyan, Alexandra Durseneva, and Evdokia Malevskaya
Ildar Abdrazakov, Ruzan Mantashyan, and Alexandra Durseneva
For more on the production, visit operadeparis.fr.
