Shakespearean tragedy in Russia. This is the essence of Boris Godunov. Mussorgsky's classic opera explores the trajectory of the tragic hero from the quest for ultimate power at any cost and ends with the price paid for that power. Join me to view Boris Godunov and to explore the music, meaning, and Russian history of the 1500s.

Moderator: Deborah Lewis presides over the Wagner Society of Cincinnati and is Board President of Queen City Opera. She loves to explore operas on multiple levels--not only the music, but various ways of viewing the story, stagings, and psychological implications of the story.