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