Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov / Nesterenko, Sinyavskaya, Piavko, Kudryashov, Vedernikov, Eizen, Lazarev, Bolshoi Opera
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• Classical
• Color
• NTSC
In Theaters : 30 November, 2004
DVD Release : 22 November, 2005 |
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Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov / Nesterenko, Sinyavskaya, Piavko, Kudryashov, Vedernikov, Eizen, Lazarev, Bolshoi Opera Customer Reviews
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This is essentially the same production as the other Kultur DVD of Boris, but made at a Bolshoi performance about 8 or 9 years later. I think it is preferable to the earlier version because of clearer visual and sound quality. The jackets of the 2 DVDs give 181 and 165 minutes as the respective timings, but my equipment says 175 and 170. The main reason that the earlier one is longer is the more extended curtain calls.
Evgeny Nesterenko and Vlasislav Piavko repeat their performances of Boris and the pretender, Dimitri, with not that much difference between the two versions. However, the intervening years seems to have dulled the edge in the vocal performance of Arthur Eizen's Varlaam. The other performers are different but quite comparable in the 2 versions. Costumes and scenery are basically the same. Alexander Lazarev conducts a bit snappier performance in the newer version than Boris Khaikin. |
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Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov / Nesterenko, Sinyavskaya, Piavko, Kudryashov, Vedernikov, Eizen, Lazarev, Bolshoi Opera dvd movie.