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)
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