Modest Mussorgsky · 1839–1881 · Russian
| Composed | 1874 |
| Instrumentation | 3[1.2.3/pic] 2[1.2/eh] 3 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+3 — hp pf — str |
| Duration | 200 minutes |
| Soloists | Boris (bass), the Pretender Grigory (ten), Pimen (bass), Shuisky (character ten), Marina (mez), Varlaam (bass) + Rangoni, the Holy Fool and twelve further roles |
| Chorus | Yes |
| Genre | Opera |
| Tier | Core canon — standard repertoire |
| Editions & hire | Public domain — scores at IMSLP ↗ |
| Source | Wikipedia — instrumentation ↗ |
Read in standard international shorthand: flutes · oboes · clarinets · bassoons — horns · trumpets · trombones · tuba — timpani · percussion — harp · keyboard. Section counts include doubling players. Always confirm against the publisher's official parts list before contracting musicians or renting materials.