Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov - Plamen Kartaloff, Konstantin Chudovsky, Sofia Opera and Ballet, 27 June 2014 [ru, en, de, fr subs]

Conceived to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the magnificent St Alexander Nevsky Memorial Cathedral at the heart of the city in 2014, Sofia National Opera performed in the open air at the entrance to the building. The production also commemorated the 100th anniversary of Boris Christoff and 85th of Nicolai Ghiaurov, the two great Bulgarian basses who were the outstanding exponents of the title role during the second half of the 20th century. Today’s Bulgarian artists combined forces to present this spectacular and unique tribute. Music Modest Mussorgsky Conductor Konstantin Chudovsky Direction and scenography Plamen Kartaloff Assistant Director Vera Beleva Costumes Marta Mironska, Stanka Vauda Consultant Alexander Kostyuchenko Graphic Artist Boyan Donev Musical preparation Boris Spasov Chorus Master Violeta Dimitrova Children’s Choir Conductor Tanya Lazarova Light Designer Andrej Hajdinjak Concertmaster Maria Evstatieva