The Met should revive Khovanshchina

Mussorgsky‘s Khovanshchina is one of the most gripping operatic political dramas ever written, with lots of gorgeous melodies and superb choral writing.

Simon and Gerard McBurney‘s upcoming production at the Salzburg Easter Festival (with a revised version of the Ravel/Stravinsky ending) is a co-production with the Met; let’s hope it arrives there soon.

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