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 compoCaryl 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 musical analysis In the process, several frequent errors in Musorgsky scholarship are clarified and corrected The volume contains a selection of classic texts in criticism, numerous production photographs, a bibliography and discography.

• Title: Modest Musorgsky and Boris Godunov: Myths, Realities, Reconsiderations
• Author: Caryl Emerson Robert William Oldani
• ISBN: 9780521369763
• Page: 214
• Format: Paperback