A new studio production in Russian of Tchaikovsky's three-act opera (the original version of The Slippers) based on the Christmas Eve story by Gogol.
(first UK performance)
Patricia Routledge gives a witch's-eye view of the proceedings in narrations written by Patrick Garland based on Gogol's story.
(baritone)
(baritone)
Chorus of Opera North
chorusmaster Clive Timms
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra led by Dennis Simons conducted by Edward Downes
Repetiteur Christopher Middleton
Russian language coaches Victor Borovsky, Lydia Shorrocks, Katya Young, Lilya Payne
Technical presentation Harold Barnes
Producer JOHN EVANS
English translation - Send large sae to: [address removed]