Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni, Camille du Locle on scenario by Auguste Mariette Musical director: recipient of the Francysk Skaryna Medal Vyacheslav Chernukho-Volich Director: recipient of the Francysk Skaryna Medal Mikhail Pandzhavidze Designer: People’s Artist of Belarus, laureate of the State Prize of the USSR Yevgeny Chemodurov Chorus master: People’s Artist of Belarus, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus Nina Lomanovich Choreography: recipient of the Francysk Skaryna Medal Aleksandra Tikhomirova Revival designer: recipient of the Francysk Skaryna Medal, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Kostiuchenko Costume designer: Ekaterina Bulgakova Lighting designer: Sergey Shevchenko Conductors: Honoured Artist of Ukraine Viktor Ploskina, Ivan Kostyakhin Running time: 3 hours 45 minutes with three intervals Sung in Italian with Russian surtitles Premiere: 30 May 2011