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