Boris Pokrovsky Chamber Stage
(Nikolskaya, 17/1)

Premiered at the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre on November 28, 2008.

Sung in Russian with English surtitles.

Running time: 2 hours.

Presented with one interval.
Libretto by Yakov Polonsky based on the story “Christmas Eve”
by Nikolai Gogol

Conductor of the premiere: Igor Gromov
Stage Director: Olga Ivanova
Set Designers: Irina Akimova, Yuri Ustinov
Costume Designer: Yulia Aks
Choreographer: Lilia Talankina
Irina Berezina as Solokha, Alexey Prokopyev as A devil from Hell. <br />  Photo by Vladimir Mayorov.
Irina Berezina as Solokha, Alexey Prokopyev as A devil from Hell.
Photo by Vladimir Mayorov.
Irina Alekseenko as Oxana. <br />  Photo by Vladimir Mayorov.
Irina Alekseenko as Oxana.
Photo by Vladimir Mayorov.
German Yukavsky as A devil from Hell. <br />  Photo by Vladimir Mayorov.
German Yukavsky as A devil from Hell.
Photo by Vladimir Mayorov.
Ekaterina Bolshakova as Solokha, Alexei Mochalov as Chub. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Ekaterina Bolshakova as Solokha, Alexei Mochalov as Chub.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance. <br />  Photo by Vladimir Mayorov.
A scene from the performance.
Photo by Vladimir Mayorov.
Anna Bauman as Oxana, Alexander Chernov as Vakula. <br/> Photo by Vladimir Mayorov.
Anna Bauman as Oxana, Alexander Chernov as Vakula.
Photo by Vladimir Mayorov.
Vitaly Rodin as Schoolmaster, Olga Berezanskaya as Solokha, German Yukavsky as A devil from Hell.<br/> Photo by Vladimir Mayorov.
Vitaly Rodin as Schoolmaster, Olga Berezanskaya as Solokha, German Yukavsky as A devil from Hell.
Photo by Vladimir Mayorov.
Sergei Ostroumov as Schoolmaster, German Yukavsky as A devil from Hell. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Sergei Ostroumov as Schoolmaster, German Yukavsky as A devil from Hell.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Pavel Paremuzov as Vakula. <br />  Photo by Vladimir Mayorov.
Pavel Paremuzov as Vakula.
Photo by Vladimir Mayorov.
A scene from the performance. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Alexandra Mayskaya as Odarka, Yaroslav Radivonik as Odarka's husband . <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
Alexandra Mayskaya as Odarka, Yaroslav Radivonik as Odarka's husband .
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance. <br> Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.
A scene from the performance.
Photo: archive of the Boris Pokrovsky Musical Theatre.