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