Act I: Introduction
Yakov Mishenko, Boris Khaikin, Kirov Opera Orchestra, Ivan Shaskov, Valentina Volokitina, Vasily Tikhi, Ivan Nechayev, Boris Freidkov, Nina Serval, Sofya Preobrazhenskaya, Kirov Opera Chorus, Vladimir Atlantov, Vladimir Ulyanov, Ivan Yashugin, Lavrenty Yaroshenko, Mark Reizen
Act I Scene 1: Podoydu, podoydu...pod Ivan-gorod (Kuzka, The 1st and 2nd Strelyets)
Yakov Mishenko, Kirov Opera Orchestra, Sofya Preobrazhenskaya, Boris Freidkov, Nina Serval, Vasily Tikhi, Ivan Shaskov, Ivan Nechayev, Lavrenty Yaroshenko, Boris Khaikin, Kirov Opera Chorus, Vladimir Atlantov, Valentina Volokitina, Vladimir Ulyanov, Ivan Yashugin, Mark Reizen
Act I Scene 2: Gusya tochit. Chernilishche-to, gospodi! (The 1st and 2nd Strelyets, Kuzka, The Scribe, Shaklovity, People of Moscow)
Yakov Mishenko, Kirov Opera Orchestra, Vladimir Ulyanov, Ivan Shaskov, Kirov Opera Chorus, Boris Freidkov, Boris Khaikin, Valentina Volokitina, Ivan Nechayev, Lavrenty Yaroshenko, Sofya Preobrazhenskaya, Ivan Yashugin, Vasily Tikhi, Vladimir Atlantov, Nina Serval, Mark Reizen
Act I Scene 3: Ay-da! Lyubo! Bol’shoy idiot! (People of Moscow, The Scribe, The Streltsy, Prince Ivan Khovansky)
Nina Serval, Boris Freidkov, Vladimir Ulyanov, Kirov Opera Chorus, Valentina Volokitina, Ivan Nechayev, Lavrenty Yaroshenko, Vladimir Atlantov, Sofya Preobrazhenskaya, Vasily Tikhi, Yakov Mishenko, Kirov Opera Orchestra, Boris Khaikin, Ivan Shaskov, Ivan Yashugin, Mark Reizen