Nicolai Ghiaurov - Boris Godunov - Boris' Death Scene

[RusSoprano]

simply amazing.

[1947Rollo]

Splendido!!!

[nisanus]

Da ist der alte Bulgare! Oper ist schon noch a bisserl geiler als RAMMSTEIN und Motörhead....................

[55werther]

Uno de los Grandes Bajos; poseia un Arte, tanto vocal, como, artisticamente, que

muchas veces conmovia, como, me conmueve en este Borys; El fue uno de los

Grandes Borys, del siglo xx; y, aun hoy, sigue conmoviendome. Ghiaurov, fue,

un Artista De Los Mejores. Realmente, siempre lo admire, Me Resulta Maravillo-

so. Grande, realmente, Grandioso.

[winobuff]

Just incredible.

[HeavyOpera1]

I think Ghiaurov is Boris. I have to say, though, that I was very pleasantly surprised and impressed with what I've heard of Evgeny Nestorenko's Boris.

[rvaughanwilliams1988]

rimsky version needs to be thrown out

[MrCC379]

@rvaughanwilliams1988 Absolutely!!! The Shostakovitch and Buketoff versions are completely faithful to the original 1872 version. Rimsky went too far with his rewriting and transposing, etc.

[tennispro4408]

I think H vK conducting; they did it at Salzburg.

[adeverger]

That was amazing. We have Rene Pape for Boris in the Met this season and Evgeny Nikitin is covering and playing Rangoni. It will be great. But they are still young. Ghiaurov was magnificent in this part and the voice is so much better than the rest. Geez!!

[SoulNotes1]

I recall the 1st time I heard Ghiaurov singing this ... I played it over and over... it left me totally silent awe - then and to this day. I think I have a different recording as right at the end he utters a last 'ohh...' Absolutely incredible...

[dalecampbl9]

my fav. russian opera, right before Khovanshchina and Prince Igor

[julianhpike]

Russian & Czech Opera... so much better than German & Italian IMHO.

[beignet58]

Goosebumps and tears. Incomparable.

[pietrovaldes]

WHO IS CONDUCTING THIS OPERA ?

[boris1281]

This is so touching! He understands really the accents of slavic mucis and that is what counts. Noone can beat him in this part exccept for Christoff, we miss this intensity nowadays and that is why this opera is no longer performed that much any more at the great theatres!

[motardbear15]

Ghiaurov is very close to Christoof , but his voice his more powerfull..It is like a Cello ...

[pvssymaster]

Ghiaurov's voice was like a fine patina accumulated over time on the finest wood. He had such a clarity of voice, so unusual for a bass where one can not often hear the inflection and pronounciation. And he had wonderful tops also. Magnificent voice. Thank you for uploading this precious gem. Do you have more?

[bodiloto]

+ 100 !!!!! IMMORTALE !!!!!!

[HomersErbe]

terrible

[blichilde]

simply great,thank you for uploading this gem.

[Arsamene87]

Very touching: Ghiaurov sing in a wonderful way, and he plays the role with a perfect identification. Beautiful!!

[StefanKaradja]

Nicolai Ghiaurov und Boris Christoff sind die besten aller Zeiten!

[WagnerNietzsche]

Feruccio Furlanetto was excellent in Vienna too. But he hasn´t got this blackness in his voice.

[operamark1]

@StefanKaradja Before people start declaring anyone one or two "the best" as Boris, remember that there has been a great procession of great bassos in this role: Adamo Didur; Chaliapin; Kipnis; London; Christoff; Ghiaurov, Talvela; Nesterenko; and Shtokolov. And I sure I've left out someone important. It's hard to declare a "best," there are only favorites.

[motardbear15]

May be "the" best Boris with Christoff,it is always difficult to choose between both of them...Maybe Ghiaurov , because of his wonderfull and beautifull voice (like a cello !!!) ...

[NiallMS]

I have the great Chaliapin singing this on CD, along with other excerpts from the opera, but Ghiaurov is pretty good too. Thank you for that.

[verdiguy]

Brilliant!

Emotionally involving on every level, rich, vibrant

sound and a incredibly sensitive portrayal from one

who could be a tad unsubtle at times such as his OTT

Mefistofeles in Faust.

Is this the famous Otto Schenk production from the

Vienna State Opera?

Thanks for passing the torch to a new generation of

opera lovers who never had the chance to lions like

Ghiaurov on stage.

[BorisGodunov]

I've been looking for a video of Ghiaurov as Boris for ages. Where did you get it?

[AmatureComposer]

The greatest bass!

I wish there were more uploads of him especially in russian repertoire.