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