"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Who are you abandoning us to, father?" (Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Orthodox people! The boyar is implacable ... Glory be to Thee, Most High Creator, on Earth!" (Shchelkalov, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Lajos Miller, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Vyacheslav Polozov, Oratorio Society of Washington
"You have been writing all the time" (Grigory, Pimen)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra
"Oh, I remember! ... Then I was sent to Uglich" (Pimen, Grigory)
Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, National Symphony Orchestra
"They are ringing for matins ... Boris! Everyone trembles before you" (Chorus, Pimen, Grigory)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Vyacheslav Polozov, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington
"I've caught a smoky-blue drake" (Hostess)
"Christian folk, honest, godly folk" (Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Romuald Tesarowicz, Vyacheslav Polozov, Misha Raitzin, Galina Vishnevskaya, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Oh, in the town of Kazan" (Varlaam)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz
"Counsel!" (Varlaam, Grigory, Hostess)
Galina Vishnevskaya, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, Vyacheslav Polozov
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Galina Vishnevskaya, Stefan Szkafarowsky, Misha Raitzin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra
"What are you doing! Accursed rogues!" (Varlaam, Missail, Police Officer)
Misha Raitzin, Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Stefan Szkafarowsky
"Where are you, my betrothed" (Xenia, Fyodor)
Catherine Dubosc, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Adam Fish
"Oh, that will do, my dear Tsarevna! ... A gnat was chopping wood" (Nurse)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Mira Zakai
"Oh, nurse, dear nurse, what a story to tell! ... Clapping game" (Nurse, Fyodor)
Mira Zakai, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish
"What's happening?" (Fyodor, Boris, Xenia)
Ruggero Raimondi, Catherine Dubosc, Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra
"How splendid, my son!" (Boris)
"Hey, shoo, shoo! ... What's going on?" (Nurse, Boris, Boyar, Fyodor)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra, Ruggero Raimondi, Thomas Booth, Mira Zakai
"It's all our parrot's fault" (Fyodor, Boris)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Adam Fish, Ruggero Raimondi
"My son, my very own child!" (Boris, Shuisky, Fyodor)
Ruggero Raimondi, Kenneth Riegel, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Adam Fish
"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)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Enough! ... The beautiful lady is grateful" (Marina)
"I do not need you today, Rusya" (Marina)
"Ah! ... Oh, it is you, my father!" (Marina, Rangoni)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Nikita Storozhev, Galina Vishnevskaya
"At midnight ... in the garden ... by the fountain ... " (Dmitry the Pretender, Rangoni)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Nikita Storozhev
"Think again, Tsarevich ... And quickly we shall capture the domain of Muscovy!" (Rangoni, Marina, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Nikita Storozhev, Oratorio Society of Washington, Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Richard Cowan, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
National Symphony Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Nicolai Gedda, Ruggero Raimondi, Kenneth Riegel, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Oh, what are you saying, boyars!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Kenneth Riegel, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Keep away! Away!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Ruggero Raimondi, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kenneth Riegel, Oratorio Society of Washington
"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, National Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Adam Fish, Ruggero Raimondi, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Nicolai Gedda, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
Misha Raitzin, Romuald Tesarowicz, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Misha Raitzin, Oratorio Society of Washington, Romuald Tesarowicz, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
Jacques Trigeau, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Michel Pastor, Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Romuald Tesarowicz, Thomas Booth, Washington Choral Arts Society, Michel Pastor, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, Jacques Trigeau, Misha Raitzin, Nicolai Gedda, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington