# 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) | Blu-ray: Opus Arte | 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 |
| 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 | Critical edition by Michael Rot. Fyodor is sung by a boy treble. |