Khovanshchina
The last and arguably finest opera of Modest Mussorgsky is captured in one of its most powerful interpretations in this 1989 recording from the Vienna State Opera, conducted by Claudio Abbado. A moody opera that is thematically broad at times and intimately personal in others, "Khovanshchina" tells the story of the 17th-century clash between Russian conservatives and Peter the Great's reformists. Among the singers is renowned basso Nicolai Ghiaurov and Paata Burchuladze, as well as Anatoly Kocherga, Ludmila Semtchuk, and Heinz Zednik.
Top Billed Cast
Claudio Abbado
Self - Conductor
Vladimir Atlantov
Prince Andrey Khovansky
Paata Burchuladze
Dositheus
Anatoly Kocherga
The Boyar Shaklovity
Yuri Marusin
Prince Vassily Golitsin
Featured Crew
Brian Large
Director
Modeste Moussorgsky
Writer
Alfred Kirchner
Stage Director
Erich Wonder
Set Designer
Joachim Herzog
Costume Designer
Bernd R. Bienert
Choreographer
Vladimir Strassov
Writer
Claudio Abbado
Conductor