On October 13, the premiere of Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov, in the original version, was a great success at the Opéra de Lyon, directed by Vasily Barkhatov. Dmitry Ulyanov performed the title role of Tsar Boris. Dmitry's partners on stage included such excellent artists as Sergei Polyakov (Prince Vasily Shuisky), Alexander de Jong (Andrei Shchelkalov), Maxim Kuzmin-Karavaev (Pimen), Yuri Yushkevich (Fyodor), Eva Langeland Jerde (Ksenia), and others. Vitaly Alekseyonok conducted the orchestra.
Performances in Lyon Opera will also be shown on October 15, 17, 19, 21, 23 and 25, 2025.