The Fables of the Vixen, the Duckling and Balda

Alexander Pravednikov. Once There Was a Cow
lyrics by Evgenia Avdeyeva

Sergei Prokofiev. The Ugly Duckling
for soprano and orchestra (1914), op. 18

Alexander Pravednikov. Trakata

Igor Stravinsky. Renard
burlesque tale sung and played

Alexander Pravednikov. The Tale of the Priest and of his Workman Balda
opera for a female soloist, female/children’s choir, double bass, balalaika and piano, lyrics by Alexander Pushkin and Fyodor Tyutchev

Composer and librettist: Alexander Pravednikov
Music Director and Conductor (2015): Anton Grishanin
Conductor: Alexei Vereshchagin
Stage Director: Dmitry Belyanushkin
Set Designer: Alexander Arefiev
Costume Designer: Maria Chernysheva
Lighting Designer: Elena Kopunova
Choreographer: Ramunė Chodorkaitė
Chief Chorus Master (2015): Valery Borisov
Chorus Masters: Alexander Kritsky, Pavel Suchkov
Children's Choir Chorus Master: Margarita Lobyreva