"Well, what's got into you?" (Police Officer, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Who are you abandoning us to, father?" (Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, 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)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Lajos Miller, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus
"Did you hear what the godly people said?" (Mityukha, Police Officer, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Long live Tsar Boris Fyodorovich!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kenneth Riegel, Oratorio Society of Washington
"My soul grieves!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Ruggero Raimondi, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Kenneth Riegel, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Strong and just Lord" (Chorus, Grigory, Pimen)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra
"You have been writing all the time" (Grigory, Pimen)
Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, National Symphony Orchestra
"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)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Plishka, National Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Polozov, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"I've caught a smoky-blue drake" (Hostess)
"Christian folk, honest, godly folk" (Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov, Galina Vishnevskaya, Romuald Tesarowicz
"Oh, in the town of Kazan" (Varlaam)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz
"Counsel!" (Varlaam, Grigory, Hostess)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevskaya, Romuald Tesarowicz, Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra
"Who are you? ... Humble fathers, honest monks" (Police Officer, Varlaam, Missail, Grigory, Hostess)
National Symphony Orchestra, Romuald Tesarowicz, Mstislav Rostropovich, Misha Raitzin, Vyacheslav Polozov, 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)
Matthew Adam Fish, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Catherine Dubosc
"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)
Matthew Adam Fish, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Mira Zakai
"What's happening?" (Fyodor, Boris, Xenia)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Matthew Adam Fish, Ruggero Raimondi, Catherine Dubosc
"How splendid, my son!" (Boris)
"Hey, shoo, shoo! ... What's going on?" (Nurse, Boris, Boyar, Fyodor)
National Symphony Orchestra, Ruggero Raimondi, Mstislav Rostropovich, Thomas Booth, Matthew Adam Fish, Mira Zakai
"It's all our parrot's fault" (Fyodor, Boris)
Matthew Adam Fish, Mstislav Rostropovich, Ruggero Raimondi, National Symphony Orchestra
"My son, my very own child!" (Boris, Shuisky, Fyodor)
Matthew Adam Fish, Ruggero Raimondi, National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel, 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)
Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington, 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)
National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Nikita Storozhev, Galina Vishnevskaya
"At midnight ... in the garden ... by the fountain ... " (Dmitry the Pretender, Rangoni)
National Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Polozov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Nikita Storozhev
"Think again, Tsarevich ... And quickly we shall capture the domain of Muscovy!" (Rangoni, Marina, Chorus)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevskaya, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Nikita Storozhev, Oratorio Society of Washington
"It is her! Marina!" (Marina, Dmitry the Pretender)
Vyacheslav Polozov, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevskaya
"Well, is the mass over?" (Chorus, Mityukha)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Richard Cowan, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Trrr, trrr, trrr" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Nicolai Gedda, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra
"Ah! Ah! They've offended God's Fool!" (Simpleton, Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Kenneth Riegel, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Ruggero Raimondi, Nicolai Gedda, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Most honorable boyars!" (Shchelkalov)
"Well? Let us pass sentence, boyars" (Chorus, Shuisky)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Kenneth Riegel, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Oh, what are you saying, boyars!" (Shuisky, Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Riegel, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Keep away! Away!" (Boris, Shuisky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Ruggero Raimondi, Washington Choral Arts Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Kenneth Riegel, Mstislav Rostropovich
"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)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Ruggero Raimondi, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Matthew Adam Fish, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra
"Down here! Sit down on the stump" (Chorus)
National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington, Washington Choral Arts Society, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Trrr ... Iron cap, Iron cap" (Chorus, Simpleton)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Washington Choral Arts Society, Mstislav Rostropovich, Nicolai Gedda, National Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of Washington
"The sun and moon have grown dim" (Missail, Varlaam, Chorus)
Oratorio Society of Washington, Romuald Tesarowicz, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society, Misha Raitzin, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich
"Come away! Youthful vigour has run wild" (Chorus, Varlaam, Missail)
Washington Choral Arts Society, Misha Raitzin, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, Oratorio Society of Washington
"Domine, Domine, salvum fac" (Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Chorus)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Jacques Trigeau, Michel Pastor, Washington Choral Arts Society, Oratorio Society of Washington
"What the deuce brings them here?" (Chorus, Missail, Varlaam, Lavitsky, Chernikovsky, Dmitry the Pretender, Krushchov, Simpleton)
Thomas Booth, Mstislav Rostropovich, Romuald Tesarowicz, Jacques Trigeau, Nicolai Gedda, Vyacheslav Polozov, Michel Pastor, Washington Choral Arts Society, Misha Raitzin, Oratorio Society of Washington, National Symphony Orchestra, Chevy Chase Elementary School Chorus