Salzburg Easter Festival 2025: Chowanschtschina
Musical folk drama in five acts by Modest P. Mussorgsky (1839–1881), text after Vladimir W. Stassow by the composer.
Modest Mussorgsky's fascinating folk drama is directed by the critically acclaimed director Simon McBurney. At the helm of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra is Esa-Pekka Salonen, who will present a version of the unfinished work based only on the evidence left by Mussorgsky.
In Russian with German and English surtitles.