Boris Godunov

by Modest Mussorgsky

Company : Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London

• Conductor : Mark Wigglesworth
• Director : Richard Jones
• Stage design : Miriam Buether
• Costume design : Nicky Gillibrand
• Light design : Mimi Jordan Sherin
• Orchestra : Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
• Movement Director : Ben Wright
• Chorus : Royal Opera Chorus
• Chorus Master : William Spaulding

Cast

• Boris Godunov : Sir Bryn Terfel
• Xenia, his Daughter : Hannah Edmunds
• Xenia's Nurse : Carolyn Holt
• Wassili Iwanowitsch Schuiski : John Daszak
• Andrei Shchelkalov, Secretary to the Duma : Andrii Kymach
• Pimen, Hermit Chronicler : Adam Palka
• Pretender, the False Dimitri, Grigory Otrepiev : Jamez McCorkle
• Varlaam : Alexander Roslavets
• Missail, a Vagabond : Alasdair Elliott
• Innkeeper : Susan Bickley
• Simpleton : Mingjie Lei
• Nikitich, Police Officer : Eddie Wade
• Mityukha, a Peasant : Sam Hird
• Court Boyar : Christopher Lemmings

Performance dates

• 29/01/2026 00:00
• 02/02/2026 00:00
• 04/02/2026 00:00
• 10/02/2026 00:00
• 12/02/2026 00:00
• 18/02/2026 00:00