Opera Profile: ‘Boris Godunov,’ Russia’s Opera
Mussorgsky’s masterpiece is an opera with a unique history. Never completed, by the composer, it has undergone numerous different versions, obtaining a premiere on Jan. 27, 1874. Other famous composers have even had their day with the work, offering up their own revisions (read more below). It has been the subject of much study and debate, and for many, is {…}