Cesare Pugni La Esmeralda romantic ballet in three acts
Age 12+
Libretto: Jules Perrot based on the novel by Victor Hugo Notre Dame de Paris Choreography: Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa Staging: People’s Artist of the USSR Nikita Dolgushin Musical director: Honoured Art Worker of the Republic of Belarus Nikolai Koliadko Designer: People's Artist of Russia, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus Vyacheslav Okunev Adviser: People’s Artist of Russia Pyotr Gusev Assistant ballet master: recipient of the Francysk Skaryna Medal Aleksandra Tikhomirova Running time: 2 hours 15 minutes with two intervals Premiere: 1 December 1999