Principal Arias and Numbers
- Overture
Act 1
- Cavatina and Rondo: "To the field, to the field", «В поле, в поле» (Antonida)
Act 2
- Chorus: Polonaise, Полонез
- Dance: Krakowiak, Краковяк
- Dance: Waltz, Вальс
- Dance: Mazurka, Мазурка
Act 3
- Song: "When they killed the little bird's mother", «Как мать убили у малого птенца» (Vanya)
Act 4
- Aria: "Brother in the darkness we are not able to find our enemy" No. 18; (Sobinine)
- Aria: "They sense the truth!", «Чуют правду!» No. 21; (Susanin)
Epilogue
- Chorus: "Glory, Glory to you, holy Rus'!", «Славься, славься, святая Русь!» (People)
Orchestral excerpts heard in the concert hall consist largely of the overture and the Polish numbers of the second act. Another excerpt, also used by concert bands and military bands is the Slavsya finale arranged for wind band as a fanfare, famous due to its use in the Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 and in other military parades since then. This finale piece was adapted for and is also part of the repertoire of the world-famous Alexandrov Ensemble since 2004.
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