Boris Godunov at Royal Opera: Psychologically probing Russian epic

Boris Godunov at Royal Opera: Psychologically probing Russian epic - 4/5 Richard Jones’ staging of Mussorgsky’s opera ...

Bryn Terfel is an intensely felt Boris Godunov in the Royal Opera’s sturdy revival

This might seem to presume a Russian singer in the title role, but Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel has sung Boris in this production since it was new. He quips that he has extra experience this time ...
London Theatre

'Boris Godunov' review — Bryn Terfel is extraordinary as a man visibly tortured by his crime

Read our review of Modest Mussorgsky's *Boris Godunov*, directed by Richard Jones, now in performances at the Royal Opera House to 18 February. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

Bryn Terfel powers this opera with a searing display of guilt

Bryn Terfel returns to the role in the Royal Opera’s latest revival of Richard Jones’s striking production and powers the ...
The Independent on MSN

Audience members boo after Royal Opera boss replaces sick tenor

Nessun Dormageddon: Audience members ‘boo and throw things’ after Royal Opera House chief steps in for sick tenor - Other fans defend Richard Hetherington, who ‘deserves a medal’ after stepping in at ...
Classic FM

Audience boos as Royal Opera head of music valiantly steps in for sick tenor

French tenor Roberto Alagna, singing the role of Calàf, became ill after the second act. With no understudy available, Richard Hetherington, head of music at the Royal Opera, took to the stage after ...

Opera is waging a battle to save itself in the modern world — and against self-inflicted wounds

Jonas Kaufmann will no longer sing at London’s Royal Opera House — because, of all things, the pay is too low. “I don’t know ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Show must go on: London opera chief steps in for ailing tenor

A theatre boss -- still dressed in his everyday workwear of jumper and chinos -- stepped in mid-performance to make sure the ...