Amici Opera Company: Boris Godunov September 21, 2008

The Amici Opera Company opens its season with Mussorgsky's opera about the Russian ruler Boris Godunov, who reigned as Tsar from 1598 to 1605. The libretto was written by the composer, and is based on the drama of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin, and on Nikolay Karamzin's 'History of the Russian State.'