Libretto: Modest Tchaikovsky based on the short story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin Musical director: recipient of the Francysk Skaryna Medal Andrei Galanov Director: Plamen Kartaloff (Bulgaria) Set designer: recipient of the Francysk Skaryna Medal, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Kostiuchenko Chorus master: People's Artist of Belarus, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus Nina Lomanovich Costume designer: Nina Gurlo Choreographer: Aleksandra Tikhomirova Lighting designer: Irina Vtornikova Computer graphics: Elena Akhremenko Conductor: Ivan Kostyakhin Running time: 3 hour 10 minutes with one interval Sung in Russian with English and Russian surtitles Premiere: 5 June 2014
