Mattheson: Boris Goudenow

The story of how Johann Mattheson's political comedy Boris Goudenow came into being reads in large parts more exciting than many a mystery script: written in 1710 for the Hamburg Opera at the Gänsemarkt, the work was suddenly withdrawn by the composer. The score fell into oblivion, eventually ended up in the Hamburg City Library, and rediscovered in 2005 after a delay of almost 300 years. (CPO)