Boris Godunov discography

The following list contains all major audio and video recordings of Modest Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov.

Recordings

1869 version

Year	Cast (Boris, Pretender, Pimen Varlaam, Shuisky, Missail, Fyodor, Xenia, Simpleton)	Conductor, Opera house and orchestra	Label	Notes
1986	Aage Haugland Stig Fogh Andersen Aage Haugland Aage Haugland Heinz Zednik Erik Harbo Annemarie Moller Susse Lillesoe	Dmitri Kitajenko Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra and chorus	CD: Kontrapunkt Cat: 32036-32037	Aage Haugland performed the three bass roles of Boris, Pimen and Varlaam
1997	Nikolai Putilin Viktor Lutsyuk Nikolay Okhotnikov [ru] Fyodor Kuznetsov Konstantin Pluzhnikov Nikolai Gassiev Zlata Bulycheva Olga Trifonva Yevgeny Akimov	Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre orchestra and chorus	CD: Philips Cat: 462 230-2
2004	Matti Salminen Pär Lindskog Eric Halfvarson Anatoly Kotcherga Philip Langridge José Manuel Zapata Brian Asawa Marie Arnet Francisco Vas	Sebastian Weigle Gran Teatre del Liceu orchestra and chorus	DVD: Cat:	The role of Fyodor was performed by a countertenor rather than a mezzo-soprano
2010	Orlin Anastassov Ian Storey Vladimir Vaneev Vladimir Matorin Peter Bronder Luca Casalin Pavel Zubov Alessandra Marianelli Evgeny Akimov	Gianandrea Noseda Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Regio, Turin (Stage director: Andrei Konchalovsky)[1]	Blu-ray: Opus Arte[2]	2007 Michael Rot edition; the production reverses the order of the last two scenes and adds a reprise of the Simpleton’s Lament at the end[1]
2019	Alexander Tsymbalyuk Sergei Skorokhodov Mika Kares Alexey Tikhomirov Maxim Paster Boris Stepanov Johanna Rudström Hanna Husáhr Boris Stepanov	Kent Nagano Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and chorus	CD: BIS Records Cat: BIS-2320 SACD	Boris Stepanov performed the three tenor roles of Missail, the Simpleton, and the Boyar.

1872 version

Year	Cast (Boris, Pretender, Marina, Pimen, Varlaam, Shuisky, Missail, Rangoni, Fyodor, Xenia, Simpleton)	Conductor, Opera house and orchestra	Label	Notes
1943	Alexander Kipnis René Maison Kerstin Thorborg Nicola Moscona Norman Cordon Alessio De Paolis John Dudley Leonard Warren Irra Petina Marita Farell John Garris	George Szell Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus	CD: Music and Arts Cat: 867	Highlights, sung in Italian with the exception of Kipnis
1945	Alexander Kipnis Ilya Tamarin Anna Leskaya Sr	Nicolai Berezovsky RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra and chorus	CD: RCA Victor Gold Seal Cat: GD60522 (1991)	excerpts
1946	Ezio Pinza Richard Tucker Risë Stevens Nicola Moscona Salvatore Baccaloni Alessio de Paolis Lodovico Olivera Francesco Valentino Irene Jordan Frances Greer Anthony Marlowe	Emil Cooper Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus	CD: Great Opera Performances Cat: G.O.P. 809	Performed in Italian
1948	André Pernet Francis Armel Renée Gilly Jean Claverie Ernest Mestrallet René Bonneval René Hérnet Julien Giovannetti Nadine Wolf Julianna Farkas Hugues Cuénod	Ernest Ansermet Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and chorus	CD: Malibran Music Cat: CDRG 179	Performed in French
1948	Mark Reizen Georgy Nelepp Maria Maksakova Sr.	Nicolai Golovanov Bolshoi Theatre orchestra and chorus	CD: Aquarius Cat: AQVR 1772
1949	Alexander Pirogov Georgy Nelepp Maria Maksakova Sr. Maxim Mikhailov Vassily Lubenchov Nikander Khanayev Vassili Yakuschenko Aleksey Petrovich Ivanov Bronislava Zlatogorova Yelena Dimitrievna Kruglikova Ivan Kozlovsky	Nicolai Golovanov Bolshoi Theatre orchestra and chorus	CD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD 1363
1950	Alexander Welitsch Rudolf Schock Martha Mödl Georg Hann Gustav Neidlinger Peter Markwort - Hans Herbert Fiedler Anneliese Rothenberger Margot Guillaume	Wilhelm Schüchter Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks and Chorus	CD: Walhall Cat: WLCD0200	Performed in German
1952	Boris Christoff Nicolai Gedda Eugenia Zareska Boris Christoff Boris Christoff Andre Bielecki Andre Bielecki Kim Borg Eugenia Zareska Ludmilla Lebedeva Wassili Pasternak	Issay Dobrowen Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française	CD: Brilliant Classics «Opera Collection» Cat: 93926	Christoff performed the three bass roles of Boris, Pimen and Varlaam. Andre Bielecki performed the tenor roles of Shuisky and Missail.
1954	Miroslav Čangalović Miroslav Brajnik Melanija Bugarinović Branko Pivnichki Zarko Cvejic Stephan Andrashevich Stepan Vukashevich - Sofiya Jankovic Zlata Sesardich Nicola Janchich	Krešimir Baranović Belgrade National Theatre orchestra and chorus	CD: Decca Cat:
1956	Alexander Pirogov Georgy Nelepp Larisa Avdeyeva	Vassili Nebolsin Bolshoi Theatre orchestra and chorus	DVD: Video Artists International Cat: VAI 4253
1957	Hans Hotter Hans Hopf Martha Mödl Kim Borg Kurt Böhme Lorenz Fehenberger Karl Ostertag Benno Kusche Dorothea Siebert Lotte Schädle Paul Kuen	Eugen Jochum Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus	CD: Myto Cat: 953.131	Performed in German
1958	Boris Christoff Joseph Gostik Regina Resnik Joseph Rouleau David Kelly John Lanigan David Tree Otakar Kraus Josephine Veasey Joan Carlyle Duncan Robertson	Rafael Kubelik Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House	CD: Myto Cat: MCD00312
1961	Boris Christoff Edgar Evans Margreta Elkins Joseph Rouleau Michael Langdon John Lanigan - Josephine Veasey Jeannette Sinclair Robert Bowman	Reginald Goodall The Royal Opera orchestra and chorus
1962	Boris Christoff Dimiter Uzunov Evelyn Lear Boris Christoff Boris Christoff John Lanigan Milen Paunov Anton Diakov Ana Alexieva Ekterina Georgieva Kiril Dulgerov	Andre Cluytens Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire	CD: EMI Classics Cat: 5 67877-2	Christoff performed the three bass roles of Boris, Pimen and Varlaam.
1962	Ivan Petrov Vladimir Ivanovsky Irina Arkhipova Mark Reshetin Alexey Geleva Georgi Shulpin Nikolai Zakharov Yevgeny Kibkalo Valentina Klepatskaya Tamara Sorokina Anton Grigoriev	Alexander Melik-Pashaev Bolshoi Theatre orchestra and chorus	CD: Melodiya Cat: MEL CD 10 00764
1963	George London Vladimir Ivanovsky Irina Arkhipova Mark Reshetin Alexei Gueleva Georgi Shulpin Nikolai Zakharov Yevgeny Kibkalo Maria Mitokova Elisabeta Shumskaya Anton Grigoriev	Alexander Melik-Pashaev Bolshoi Theatre orchestra and chorus	CD: Sony Classical Cat: SM3K 52571
1970	Nicolai Ghiaurov Ludovic Spiess Galina Vishnevskaya Martti Talvela Anton Diakov Alexei Maslennikov Milen Paunov Zoltan Keleman Olivera Miljakovic Nadejda Dobrianova Alexei Maslennikov	Herbert von Karajan Vienna Philharmonic orchestra and chorus	CD: Decca Cat: 000747902
1972	Nicolai Ghiaurov Ludovic Spiess Ruza Baldani Mark Reshetin Alexander Vedernikov Ljubomir Bodurov Florindo Andreolli Anton Diakov Elena Zilio Rita Talarcio Anton Grigoriev	Boris Khaikin RAI Roma	CD: Gala Cat: GL 100626
1973	Nicola Ghiuselev Dimiter Damiano Alexandrina Milcheva Nicola Ghiuselev Assem Tchavdarov Ljubomir Bodurov Verter Vrachovski Peter Bakardzhiev Reni Penkova Nadejda Dobrianova Kiril Dulgerov	Assen Naidenov Sofia National Opera orchestra and chorus	CD: Fidelio Cat: D 1824-26	Ghiuselev performed the two bass roles of Boris and Pimen
1976	Martti Talvela Nicolai Gedda Bozena Kinasz Leonard Mróz Aage Haugland Bogdan Paprocki Kazimierz Pustelak Andrzej Hiolski Vera Baniewicz Halina Lukomska Paulos Raptis	Jerzy Semkow Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra Polish Radio Chorus	CD: EMI Classics Cat: 5 09178
1978	Yevgeny Nesterenko Vladislav Piavko Irina Arkhipova Valery Yaroslavtsev Artur Eisen Andrei Sokolov Vitali Vlassov - Glafira Koroleva Galina Kalinina Alexei Maslennikov	Boris Khaikin Bolshoi Theatre orchestra and chorus	DVD: Via Classic Cat: 5 99278-9
1983	Aleksandr Vedernikov Vladislav Piavko Irina Arkhipova Vladimir Matorin Artur Eisen Andrei Sokolov Anatoly Mishutin Yuri Mazurok Glafira Koroleva Elena Shkolnikova Janis Sporgis	Vladimir Fedoseyev Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra and chorus	CD: Philips Cat: 412 281-2
1985	Yevgeny Nesterenko Vladimir Atlantov Elena Obraztsova Anatoli Babikin Artur Eisen Konstantin Lisovsky Konstantin Baskov Yuri Mazurok Olga Teruchnova Elena Shkolnikova Alexei Maslennikov	Mark Ermler Bolshoi Theatre orchestra and chorus	CD: Regis Records Cat: RRC 3006
1986	Nicolai Ghiaurov Michail Svetlev Stefka Mineva Nicola Ghiuselev Dimiter Petkov Josef Frank Dimiter Petkov Boris Martinovich Rossitsa Troeva-Mircheva Liudmila Hadjieva Mincho Popov	Emil Tchakarov Sofia National Opera orchestra and chorus	CD: Sony Classical Cat: S3K 45763
1987	Yevgeny Nesterenko Vladislav Piavko Tamara Sinyavskaya Alexander Vedernikov Artur Eisen Vladimir Kudriashov Alexander Arkhipov Tatyana Yerastova Nina Ledendeva Alexander Fedin	Alexander Lazarev Bolshoi Theatre orchestra and chorus	DVD: Cat: 6991811
1987	Ruggero Raimondi Vyacheslav Polozov Galina Vishnevskaya Paul Plishka Romauld Tesarowicz Kenneth Riegel Misha Raitzin Nikita Storojew Matthew Adam Fish Catherine Dubosc Nicolai Gedda	Mstislav Rostropovich National Symphony Orchestra The Choral Arts Society of Washington	CD: ERATO Cat: 2292-45418-2
1990	Robert Lloyd Alexei Steblianko Olga Borodina Alexander Morozov Vladimir Ognovienko Evgeni Boitsov Igor Yan Sergei Leiferkus Larissa Diadkova Olga Kondina Vladimir Solodovnikov	Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre orchestra and chorus	DVD: Philips Cat: 075 089-9
1993	Anatoly Kocherga Sergei Larin Marjana Lipovšek Samuel Ramey Gleb Nikolsky Philip Langridge Helmut Wildhaber Sergei Leiferkus Liliana Nichiteanu Valentina Valente Alexander Fedin	Claudio Abbado Berlin Philharmonic orchestra Slovak Philharmonic chorus Berlin Radio Choir	CD: Sony Classical Cat: S3K 58977
1993	Vladimir Vaneev Vladimir Galusin Olga Borodina Nikolay Okhotnikov [ru] Fyodor Kuznetsov Konstantin Pluzhnikov Nikolai Gassiev Evgeny Nikitin Zlata Bulycheva Olga Trifonova Yevgeny Akimov	Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre orchestra and chorus	CD: Philips Cat: 462 230-2
2010	René Pape Aleksandrs Antonenko Ekaterina Semenchuk Mikhail Petrenko Vladimir Ognovenko Oleg Balashov Nikolai Gassiev Evgeny Nikitin Jonathan A. Makepeace Jennifer Zetlan Andrey Popov	Valery Gergiev Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Production: Stephen Wadsworth; directed by Brian Large; performed on 23 October at the Metropolitan Opera House)	HD video: Met Opera on Demand[3]	Critical edition by Michael Rot.[4] Fyodor is sung by a boy treble.[5]