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Boris Godunov Tickets

Richard Jones’ acclaimed staging of Mussorgsky’s awe-inspiring opera returns

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Performance dates

29 January - 18 February 2026

Royal Ballet and Opera

Run time: 2hrs 15 min

No interval

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Boris Godunov has been crowned Tsar of Russia in a glittering coronation. But his path to power was bloody. As famines spark unrest, Boris becomes increasingly haunted by his role in the murder of the 9-year-old heir to the throne, Dmitry. Meanwhile, in neighbouring Poland, a young man spots an opportunity to seize power. With Russia in turmoil and his sanity unravelling, can Tsar Boris cling to power? Or will the ghosts of his past return to wreak revenge once and for all?

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Themes of child murder from the outset