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