opera scenes in three acts after the poem by
N.V. Gogol
Music by Rodion Shchedrin
Libretto by the composer
World premiere: 7 June 1977, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
Premiere at the
Kirov Opera and Ballet Theatre (Mariinsky Theatre): 23 December 1978
Premiere of this production: 18 March 2011, Mariinsky Theatre,
St Petersburg