Composer
Librettist
Based On
the historical tragedy by Alexander Pushkin and "History of the Russian State" by Nikolai Karamzin
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1966
Language
English
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Police Officer
Peasant
Peasant girl
Shchelkalov
Prince Shuisky
Boris Godunov
Brother Pimen
Brother Grigori, later Dimitri
Innkeeper
Varlaam
Missail
Frontier Guard
Marina Mnishek
Rangoni
Xenia
Fyodor
Nurse
Boyar
Simpleton
Jesuit
Show Dates
Time and Place
Russia and Poland; 1598-1605
Scenes
Prologue, Scene 1 -- A monastery near Moscow
Scene 2 -- A square in the Kremlin
Act I, Scene 1 -- A cell in a monastery
Scene 2 -- An inn near the Polish border
INTERMISSION
Act II, Scene 1 -- A palace in Poland
Scene 2 -- A palace garden
Scene 3 -- The Tsar's apartment in the Kremlin
INTERMISSION
Act III, Scene 1 -- A square in Moscow
Scene 2 -- The throne room in the Kremlin
Scene 3 -- The Kromy forest near Moscow
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1966_02_compressed.pdf
(9.97 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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Shostakovich version; English text by John Gutman