Filmed live at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre in 1978, this exquisite staging of Modest Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov" -- widely considered the greatest of all Russian operas -- features renowned Russian bass Yevgeni Nesterenko in the title role. Supporting parts are performed by Vladislav Piavko (the Pretender), Valery Yaroslavtsev (Pimen), Irina Arkhipova (Marina), Galina Kalinina (Xenia) and Aleksei Maslennikkov (the Simpleton).