"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Who are you abandoning us to, father?" (Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Orthodox people! The boyar is implacable ... Glory be to Thee, Most High Creator, on Earth!" (Shchelkalov, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Lajos Miller, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Kenneth Riegel, Mstislav Rostropovich
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Ruggero Raimondi, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Kenneth Riegel
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Vyacheslav Polozov, Washington Choral Arts Society
"You have been writing all the time" (Grigory, Pimen)
National Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka
"Oh, I remember! ... Then I was sent to Uglich" (Pimen, Grigory)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra
"They are ringing for matins ... Boris! Everyone trembles before you" (Chorus, Pimen, Grigory)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Vyacheslav Polozov, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka
"I've caught a smoky-blue drake" (Hostess)
"Christian folk, honest, godly folk" (Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, Misha Raitzin, National Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Polozov, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Oh, in the town of Kazan" (Varlaam)
Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Counsel!" (Varlaam, Grigory, Hostess)
Romuald Tesarowicz, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov, Romuald Tesarowicz, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya, Stefan Szkafarowsky
"What are you doing! Accursed rogues!" (Varlaam, Missail, Police Officer)
Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Misha Raitzin, Stefan Szkafarowsky
"Where are you, my betrothed" (Xenia, Fyodor)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Catherine Dubosc, National Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Adam Fish
"Oh, that will do, my dear Tsarevna! ... A gnat was chopping wood" (Nurse)
Mira Zakai, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Oh, nurse, dear nurse, what a story to tell! ... Clapping game" (Nurse, Fyodor)
Mira Zakai, National Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Adam Fish, Mstislav Rostropovich
"What's happening?" (Fyodor, Boris, Xenia)
National Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Adam Fish, Mstislav Rostropovich, Catherine Dubosc, Ruggero Raimondi
"How splendid, my son!" (Boris)
"Hey, shoo, shoo! ... What's going on?" (Nurse, Boris, Boyar, Fyodor)
National Symphony Orchestra, Ruggero Raimondi, Thomas Booth, Matthew Adam Fish, Mira Zakai, Mstislav Rostropovich
"It's all our parrot's fault" (Fyodor, Boris)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Ruggero Raimondi, Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra
"My son, my very own child!" (Boris, Shuisky, Fyodor)
National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel, Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich, 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)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington
"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, Nikita Storozhev, Galina Vishnevskaya, 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, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington, Nikita Storozhev, Galina Vishnevskaya
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
National Symphony Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vyacheslav Polozov
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Richard Cowan
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Nicolai Gedda, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Kenneth Riegel, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Nicolai Gedda, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Kenneth Riegel, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Oh, what are you saying, boyars!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Kenneth Riegel, National Symphony Orchestra
"Keep away! Away!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Kenneth Riegel, Ruggero Raimondi, National Symphony Orchestra, 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, Ruggero Raimondi, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Matthew Adam Fish, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Nicolai Gedda, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Misha Raitzin
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Misha Raitzin, Oratorio Society of Washington, Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Michel Pastor, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Jacques Trigeau, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
Nicolai Gedda, Jacques Trigeau, Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, Michel Pastor, Thomas Booth, Washington Choral Arts Society, Vyacheslav Polozov, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Misha Raitzin, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra