Premiered on May 31, 1986.
(The world premiere took place on January 21, 1986,
at Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli.)
Presented with one interval.
Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes.
Libretto by Alexander Belinsky
and Vladimir Vasiliev
after the story Anna on the Neck by Anton Chekhov
Choreographer: Vladimir Vasiliev
Designer: Bella Manevich
Music Director: Alexander Lavrenyuk
![]() Vladimir Vasiliev as Pyotr Leontievich. Photo by Yelena Fetisova. | ![]() Marianna Ryzhkina as Anyuta. Gennadi Yanin as Modest Alexeyevich. Photo by Yelena Fetisova. | ![]() A scene from the performance. Gennadi Yanin as Modest Alexeyevich. Photo by Yelena Fetisova. | ![]() Anyuta’s family. Vladimir Vasiliev as Pyotr Leontievich. Photo by Yelena Fetisova. |







