Principal Arias and Numbers
- Chorus: "To whom dost thou abandon us, our father!" «На кого ты нас покидаешь, отец наш!» (People)
- Aria: "Orthodox folk! The boyar is implacable!" «Православные! Неумолим боярин!» (Shchelkalov)
- Chorus: "Like the beautiful sun in the sky, glory" «Уж как на небе солнцу красному слава» (People)
- Monologue: "My soul grieves" «Скорбит душа» (Boris)
- Chorus: "Glory! Glory! Glory!" «Слава! Слава! Слава!» (People)
- Aria: "Yet one last tale" «Еще одно, последнее сказанье» (Pimen)
- Song: "So it was in the city of Kazan" «Как во городе было во Казани» (Varlaam)
- Monologue: "I have attained supreme power" «Достиг я высшей власти» (Boris)
- Scene: "Hallucination" or "Clock Scene" «Сцена с курантами» (Boris)
- Aria: "How tediously and sluggishly" «Как томительно и вяло» (Marina)
- Dance: "Polonaise" «Полонез» (Marina, Polish nobles)
- Duet: "O Tsarevich, I implore you" «О царевич, умоляю» (Marina, Dmitry)
- Chorus: "Well, let's put it to a vote, boyars" «Что ж? Пойдём на голоса, бояре» (Boyars)
- Aria: "One day, at the evening hour" «Однажды, в вечерний час» (Pimen)
- Aria: "Farewell, my son, I am dying" «Прощай, мой сын, умираю...» (Boris)
- Scene: "The bell! The funeral bell!" «Звон! Погребальный звон!» (Boris, Fyodor, Chorus)
- Song: "Flow, flow, bitter tears!" «Лейтесь, лейтесь, слёзы горькие!» (Yurodivïy)
Read more about this topic: Boris Godunov (opera)
Famous quotes containing the words principal and/or numbers:
“We must reserve a back shop all our own, entirely free, in which to establish our real liberty and our principal retreat and solitude.”
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)
“Publishers are notoriously slothful about numbers, unless they’re attached to dollar signs—unlike journalists, quarterbacks, and felony criminal defendents who tend to be keenly aware of numbers at all times.”
—Hunter S. Thompson (b. 1939)