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