Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play Le roi s'amuse (The King Amuses Himself) by Victor Hugo Musical director: Honoured Artist of Ukraine Viktor Ploskina Director and lighting designer: Neeme Kuningas Designer: Anna Kontek Chorus master: People’s Artist of Belarus, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus Nina Lomanovich Lighting designer: Lyudmila Kunash Conductor: Aleh Lessoun Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes with one interval Sung in Italian with Russian surtitles Premiere: 1 March 2014
