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