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Varlaam's Song (kak vo gorode bīlo vo kazani) -
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Russian opera, Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
      Libretto : Modest Mussorgsky, after Pushkin's play

• Role : Varlaam, a vagabond
• Voice Part : bass   Fach : buffo bass
• Setting : an inn on the Lithuanian border with Russia, 1603
• Range : F#/Gb3 to F4. Tessitura : F#/Gb3 to F4
• Synopsis : Somewhat under the effect of the wine, Varlaam tells everyone in the inn all about his fighting prowess and his bravery in the battle of Kazan in the army of Ivan the Terrible.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474., Catalog #EB85. Buy vocal score online (full score edition) at Sheet Music Plus.

Song of the Parrot (Popinka nash sidel) -
      from Act II of the Russian opera, Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
      Libretto : Modest Mussorgsky, after Pushkin's play

• Role : Fyodor, son of Boris Godunov
• Voice Part : mezzo-soprano   Fach : lyric mezzo
• Setting : a room in the Tsar's chambers in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, 1603
• Range : C#/Db4 to D#/Eb5. Tessitura : E4 to C#/Db5
• Synopsis : In order to bring some happiness to the Nurse and his sister Xenia, Fyodor sings a song. The song he sings is about his parrot which he has named Popinka. The song explains how the parrot was annoying the wetnurse as well as Fyodor's father, Boris.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474., Catalog #EB85. Buy vocal score online (full score edition) at Sheet Music Plus.

Song of the Gnat (Kak komar drova pubil) -
      from Act II of the Russian opera, Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
      Libretto : Modest Mussorgsky, after Pushkin's play

• Role : An Old Nurse, the caretaker for the children of Boris Godunov
• Voice Part : contralto   Fach : lyric mezzo|contralto
• Setting : a room in the Tsar's chambers in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, 1603
• Range : B4 to F#/Gb5. Tessitura : D#/Eb4 to C#/Db5
• Synopsis : The Nurse sings a song about a gnat that is killed by a marauding dragonfly. She sings the song to cheer up Xenia, whose fiance has recently died. It doesn't really make her feel any better though.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474., Catalog #EB85. Buy vocal score online (full score edition) at Sheet Music Plus.

Skorvit dusha! -
      from Prologue, Scene 2 of the Russian opera, Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
      Libretto : Modest Mussorgsky, after Pushkin's play

• Role : Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia
• Voice Part : bass   Fach : dramatic bass
• Setting : the courtyard in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, 1598
• Range : D#/Eb3 to F4. Tessitura : D#/Eb3 to D4
• Synopsis : After being crowned Tsar of Russia, Boris Godunov offers a sincere prayer to the former tsars to ask for wisdom and good judgement as he begins his reign.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474., Catalog #EB85. Buy vocal score online (full score edition) at Sheet Music Plus.

Song of the Drake (Pai mala ja siza selyeznja) -
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Russian opera, Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
      Libretto : Modest Mussorgsky, after Pushkin's play

• Role : The Innkeeper,
• Voice Part : mezzo-soprano   Fach : dramatic mezzo
• Setting : an inn on the Lithuanian border with Russia, 1603
• Range : C#/Db4 to E5. Tessitura : D4 to D5
• Synopsis : The innkeeper sings a little song about the duck that she caught and what she plans to do with it. From its suggestive nature, it is pretty obvious that the "duck" is really a man.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474., Catalog #EB85. Buy vocal score online (full score edition) at Sheet Music Plus.

Monologue of Boris (Dostig ja vīsshei vlasti) -
      from Act II of the Russian opera, Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
      Libretto : Modest Mussorgsky, after Pushkin's play

• Role : Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia
• Voice Part : bass-baritone   Fach : dramatic bass
• Setting : a room in the Tsar's chambers in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, 1603
• Range : A#/Bb3 to E4. Tessitura : D#/Eb3 to D#/Eb4
• Synopsis : Boris pours out his thoughts to his son. He is now in his sixth year of rule with all the power he ever dreamed about but he is not happy. He is upset that his daughter's fiance died before the wedding. He is also upset that he was not able to alleviate some of the suffering and discontent that rages through his kingdom. Finally, he is regretful that the route to the throne was won by the death of the previous Tsar's child half-brother Dmitri.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Transliteration of the Russian libretto by Ugo Berardi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #2147, for score : #EB85 Buy vocal score online (full score edition) at Sheet Music Plus.

The Clock Scene (Uf, tja zhelo!) -
      from Act II of the Russian opera, Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
      Libretto : Modest Mussorgsky, after Pushkin's play

• Role : Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia
• Voice Part : bass-baritone   Fach : dramatic bass
• Setting : a room in the Tsar's chambers in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, 1603
• Range : B3 to E4. Tessitura : D#/Eb3 to D#/Eb4
• Synopsis : Boris is told by Prince Shuisky that a rival to his throne has appeared and it seems that it is a man pretending to be Dmitri, the half-brother of the previous Tsar who was killed in order to facilitate Boris's rise to the throne. Although Shuisky assures Boris that the real Dmitri is dead, Boris is overcome with the possibility that Dmitri has come back from the dead to haunt him. As the chimes of a clock are struck, Boris imagines that he sees the ghost of Dmitri. In horror he falls to the floor and prays for forgiveness.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474., Catalog #EB85. Buy vocal score online (full score edition) at Sheet Music Plus.

Marina's Aria (Skushno Marina!) -
      from Act III, Scene 1 of the Russian opera, Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
      Libretto : Modest Mussorgsky, after Pushkin's play

• Role : Marina Mnishek, a Polish princess
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : dramatic soprano
• Setting : at the governor's castle in Sandomir, Poland, 1603
• Range : B4 to G#/Ab5. Tessitura : E4 to E5
• Synopsis : Marina's attendants sing songs to her to amuse her but she tells them that they are merely boring. She longs for excitement and power. In particular, she believes that she will find this through Dmitri, the pretender to the Russian throne. Through him, she hopes to gain power over all of Russia.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #2144, for score : #EB85 Buy vocal score online (full score edition) at Sheet Music Plus.

Pimen's Aria (Smirennīi inok) -
      from Act IV, Scene 1 (Scene 2 in complete version) of the Russian opera, Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
      Libretto : Modest Mussorgsky, after Pushkin's play

• Role : Pimen, an old monk and companion of Grigory the Pretender
• Voice Part : bass   Fach : dramatic bass
• Setting : the council room in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, 1605
• Range : D3 to E4. Tessitura : E3 to D4
• Synopsis : Pimen tells a story about a blind old shepherd that was told to pray at the tomb of the murdered half-brother of the previous Tsar, Dmitri. When he did so, his sight was restored.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #2145, for score : #EB85 Buy vocal score online (full score edition) at Sheet Music Plus.

Death of Boris (Prashchai moy sīn) -
      from Act IV, Scene 1 (Scene 2 in complete version) of the Russian opera, Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
      Libretto : Modest Mussorgsky, after Pushkin's play

• Role : Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia
• Voice Part : bass-baritone   Fach : dramatic bass
• Setting : the council room in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, 1605
• Range : A#/Bb3 to E4. Tessitura : D#/Eb3 to D4
• Synopsis : Boris is stricken by the mention of the return of Dmitri, the murdered previous heir to the throne. As he lays dying, he commands his son Fyodor to rule over Russia in a just and cautious manner. He prays that his children remain safe.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474., Catalog #EB85. Buy vocal score online (full score edition) at Sheet Music Plus.