Credits:

Kent Nagano / Goteborgs Symfoniker

Description:

Featuring Prime Minister Abe, Calisto Biet’s Boris Godunova work brimming with scathing satire on modern societyMussorgskys Boris Godunov is based on Pushkins original work, set in early 17th-century Russia, depicting the power and cries of the people during a time of upheaval. The original 186869 version contains no scenes featuring a prima donna and has a grim, dark tone; however, the Spanish controversial director Calisto Biet has transposed the setting to the present day, creating a groundbreaking production that satirizes todays global affairs.While Viet is known for the eroticism and violence that garnered attention in productions like *Wozzeck* and *Carmen*, this adaptationbased on the 186869 version, which features no nudity and omits even the sole heroine, the villainess Marinacontains almost no erotic elements; however, his radical staging of violence and destruc