One character in this opera tries to cheer up her sister with the Song of the Parrot, while their old nurse does the same with the Song of the Gnat. At the beginning of this work, a crowd of people sing, "Why hast thou abandoned us?" when a secretary tells the people that the title character is inflexible. The title character dies while saying "Hark 'tis the passing bell!" Act II of this work begins with Varlaam singing a drinking song about his exploits in Kazan. Its first act ends with the coronation of the title character, who is supported by Prince Shuisky. At the end of this work, the title character hands the throne to his son Fyodor, and is haunted by the murd
One character in this opera tries to cheer up her sister with the Song of the Parrot, while their old nurse does the same with the Song of the Gnat. At the beginning of this work, a crowd of people sing, "Why hast thou abandoned us?" when a secretary tells the people that the title character is inflexible. The title character dies while saying "Hark 'tis the passing bell!" Act II of this work begins with Varlaam singing a drinking song about his exploits in Kazan. Its first act ends with the coronation of the title character, who is supported by Prince Shuisky. At the end of this work, the title character hands the throne to his son Fyodor, and is haunted by the murdered Dmitri. For 10 points, name this Pushkin-based opera about a czar, a work of Modest Mussorgsky.
One character in this opera tries to cheer up her sister with the Song of the Parrot, while their old nurse does the same with the Song of the Gnat.
Boris Godunov