Giacomo Puccini opera-ballet in two acts Libretto by Ferdinando Fontana, based on the short story Les Willis by Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr Musical director: recipient of the Francysk Skaryna Medal Ivan Kostyakhin Director: Honoured Artist of the Republic of Belarus, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus Oksana Volkova Designer: laureate of the Golden Mask Russian National Theatre Award Etel Ioshpa Choreography: People’s Artist of Belarus Kanstantsin Kuzniatsou Chorus master: People’s Artist of Belarus, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus Nina Lomanovich Lighting and video design: laureate of the Golden Mask Russian National Theatre Award Stas Svistunovich Conductor: Aleh Lessoun Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes with one interval Sung in Italian with Russian surtitles Premiere: 11 September 2020