"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra
"Who are you abandoning us to, father?" (Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra
"Orthodox people! The boyar is implacable ... Glory be to Thee, Most High Creator, on Earth!" (Shchelkalov, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Lajos Miller
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kenneth Riegel, Oratorio Society of Washington
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Kenneth Riegel, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Ruggero Raimondi, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, Washington Choral Arts Society, Paul Plishka, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra
"You have been writing all the time" (Grigory, Pimen)
Paul Plishka, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra
"Oh, I remember! ... Then I was sent to Uglich" (Pimen, Grigory)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Paul Plishka
"They are ringing for matins ... Boris! Everyone trembles before you" (Chorus, Pimen, Grigory)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Vyacheslav Polozov, Paul Plishka, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra
"I've caught a smoky-blue drake" (Hostess)
"Christian folk, honest, godly folk" (Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Misha Raitzin, Galina Vishnevskaya, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, Vyacheslav Polozov
"Oh, in the town of Kazan" (Varlaam)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra
"Counsel!" (Varlaam, Grigory, Hostess)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, Galina Vishnevskaya, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Romuald Tesarowicz, Vyacheslav Polozov, Misha Raitzin, Stefan Szkafarowsky, Galina Vishnevskaya, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"What are you doing! Accursed rogues!" (Varlaam, Missail, Police Officer)
Romuald Tesarowicz, Mstislav Rostropovich, Stefan Szkafarowsky, Misha Raitzin, National Symphony Orchestra
"Where are you, my betrothed" (Xenia, Fyodor)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Catherine Dubosc, Matthew Adam Fish
"Oh, that will do, my dear Tsarevna! ... A gnat was chopping wood" (Nurse)
Mira Zakai, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
"Oh, nurse, dear nurse, what a story to tell! ... Clapping game" (Nurse, Fyodor)
Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Mira Zakai
"What's happening?" (Fyodor, Boris, Xenia)
Ruggero Raimondi, Catherine Dubosc, Matthew Adam Fish, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
"How splendid, my son!" (Boris)
"Hey, shoo, shoo! ... What's going on?" (Nurse, Boris, Boyar, Fyodor)
Thomas Booth, Mira Zakai, Matthew Adam Fish, Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
"It's all our parrot's fault" (Fyodor, Boris)
Ruggero Raimondi, Matthew Adam Fish, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
"My son, my very own child!" (Boris, Shuisky, Fyodor)
Kenneth Riegel, Matthew Adam Fish, Ruggero Raimondi, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"No, I cannot ... I cannot, my child! Tsarevich, obey!" (Boris, Shuisky)
"Why, you do not believe me?" (Shuisky)
"Enough! Oh, I can hardly breathe!" (Boris)
"On the azure Vistula under a shady willow" (Chorus, Marina)
Galina Vishnevskaya, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Enough! ... The beautiful lady is grateful" (Marina)
"I do not need you today, Rusya" (Marina)
"Ah! ... Oh, it is you, my father!" (Marina, Rangoni)
Nikita Storozhev, Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
"At midnight ... in the garden ... by the fountain ... " (Dmitry the Pretender, Rangoni)
Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Nikita Storozhev, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Think again, Tsarevich ... And quickly we shall capture the domain of Muscovy!" (Rangoni, Marina, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Nikita Storozhev, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Galina Vishnevskaya, National Symphony Orchestra
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
Galina Vishnevskaya, National Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Richard Cowan, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Nicolai Gedda, National Symphony Orchestra
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kenneth Riegel, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Nicolai Gedda, Ruggero Raimondi, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Kenneth Riegel, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Oh, what are you saying, boyars!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Kenneth Riegel, National Symphony Orchestra
"Keep away! Away!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Kenneth Riegel, National Symphony Orchestra
"Gracious Sovereign! ... My story will be simple and short" (Shuisky, Boris, Pimen)
"Oh, I can't breathe! ... Lord! Lord! Look down, I beseech Thee" (Boris)
"Weep, weep, people" (Chorus, Boris, Fyodor)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Ruggero Raimondi
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Nicolai Gedda, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Misha Raitzin, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Romuald Tesarowicz, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Misha Raitzin, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Jacques Trigeau, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Michel Pastor, National Symphony Orchestra
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
Thomas Booth, Jacques Trigeau, Romuald Tesarowicz, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Nicolai Gedda, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Misha Raitzin, Michel Pastor, National Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Polozov, Oratorio Society of Washington