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