Modest Musorgsky and Boris Godunov: Myths, Realities, Reconsiderations

by Robert William Oldani and Caryl Emerson

Book Overview

Caryl Emerson, a literary specialist, and Robert William Oldani, a music historian, take a new and comprehensive look at the most famous Russian opera, Musorgsky's Boris Godunov. The result is both a historical study of a famous work and an interpretative piece of scholarship. The topics discussed include: the Boris Tale in history, the strange story of the opera's composition and revision, its first productions at home and abroad, and an in-depth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521369762
• ISBN13: 9780521369763
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"