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