World premiere: 14 Mar 1949 Kirov (Mariinsky) Theatre, Leningrad, USSR
Premiere of this production: 31 Mar 2016
The performance has 2 intermissions
Running time: 3 hours
CREDITS
Music by Reinhold Glière Libretto by Pyotr Abolimov after the poem by Alexander Pushkin Choreography by Rostislav Zakharov and Yuri Smekalov Production by Yuri Smekalov Production Designer: Andrei Sevbo Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova Lighting Designer: Alexander Naumov Video Graphics Designer: Alexander Loginov
Premiere of Rostislav Zakharov's version: 14 March 1949, Kirov Opera and Ballet Theatre, Leningrad Premiere of the ballet, staged by Yuri Smekalov: 31 March 2016, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg