Bryn Terfel; Kostas Smoriginas; Jeremy White; Adrian Clarke; John Graham-Hall; Ain Anger; David Butt Philip; Rebecca de Pont Davies; John Tomlinson; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Antonio Pappano - Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov

Mussorgsky was inspired to compose his masterpiece Boris Godunov after reading Pushkinis Shakespeare-inspired play of the same name. It features one of the most dramatically rewarding bass-baritone roles: a noble ruler who loves his children and his people, but whose thirst for power has led him to commit a terrible crime. Bryn Terfel is ia powerful new Borisi (The Observer) in Richard Jonesi new production of the original 1869 score. Antonio Pappano conducts an outstanding cast that also includes John Graham-Hall as the crafty Prince Shuisky and John Tomlinson as the vagabond monk Varlaam.