St. Louis Public Radio will carry the Met Opera broadcast of Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina on their HD channel, KWMU-3 beginning at 11 a.m. Note one hour earlier than usual starting time. Approximate running time 4 hours, 10 minutes, with intermissions at approximately 11:50 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Matthew Baird of the CBC's Radio 2 asks
Where else are you likely to get a history lesson that explores human motivations and our common frailties so well? As a bonus you also get the emotional tension and release provided by a superb musical score. This week the Met presents Modest Mussorgsky's opera Khovanshchina. The 2011-12 season continues with a live broadcast conducted by Kirill Petrenko and featuring an acclaimed Russian, Georgian, and Ukrainian cast.
Among the cast, the Ukrainian bass Anatoli Kotscherga makes his Met debut in the central role of Ivan Khovansky, the leader of a conspiracy against Peter the Great, and the Ukrainian tenor Misha Didyk sings the role of his skirt-chasing son, Andrei. Mezzo-soprano Olga Borodina portrays Marfa, Andrei's one-time love interest, a fortune-telling member of the Old Believers. Bass Ildar Abdrazakov sings Dosifey, the leader of the movement while Vladimir Galouzine portrays the liberal-minded aristocrat Vasily Golitsin and George Gagnidze sings Shaklovity, a boyar who is loyal to the Tsar.
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