Boris Godunov (opera) the repertory due to difficulty in appreciating his raw and uncompromising idiom. Therefore, Rimsky-Korsakov was justified in making improvements to keep the work alive and increase the public's awareness of Mussorgsky's melodic and dramatic genius. The Rimsky-Korsakov version remained the one usually performed in Russia, even after Mussorgsky's earthier original (1872) gained a place in Western opera houses. The Bolshoy Theatre has only recently embraced the composer's own version. Dmitriy Shostakovich worked on "Boris Godunov" in 1939–1940 on a commission from the Bolshoy Theatre for a new production of the opera. A conflation of the 1869 and 1872 versions had
Jessie Little Doe Baird the Wôpanâak language at tribal sites in Mashpee and Aquinnah. She is featured in a PBS documentary on language revival, ""We Still Live Here – Âs Nutayuneân"," directed by Anne Makepeace. She also serves as the Vice-Chairwoman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council. In 2017, Jessie Little Doe Baird received an honorary Doctorate in Social Sciences from Yale University. Jessie Little Doe Baird Jessie Little Doe Baird (also Jessie Little Doe Fermino, born 18 November 1963) is a linguist known for her efforts to revive the Wampanoag language. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2010. She has a master's