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