A tsar is torn
In Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, all the Russian people starve and suffer, but none has suffering like the mental agonies of Tsar Boris.
19 pieces since 2009 — in 8 roles, at 7 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
1 piece as Prince Shuisky — stats above show all coverage for Gerhard Siegel.
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