Premiered on April 8, 1966.
Sung in Russian.
Presented with three intervals.
Running time: 3 hours 25 minutes.
Libretto by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Ilya Tyumenev
based on Lev Mey’s play of the same name
Music Director: Boris Khaikin
Stage Director: Oleg Moralev
Designers: Fyodor Fedorovsky, Nonna Fedorovskaya
 Vladimir Redkin as Grigory Gryaznoy. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |  Mikhail Gubsky as Ivan Lykov. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |  Valery Gilmanov as Malyuta Skuratov. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |  Nina Terentieva as Lyubasha. Alexander Korotky as Malyuta Skuratov. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |  Pavel Chernykh as Grigory Gryaznoy. Nikolay Mayboroda as Bomelius. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |  Nina Terentieva as Lyubasha. Pavel Chernykh as Grigory Gryaznoy. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |  Yelena Manistina as Lyubasha. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |  Svetlana Belokon as Dunyasha. Larisa Rudakova as Marfa. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |  Vyacheslav Pochapsky as Sobakin. Svetlana Belokon as Dunyasha. Larisa Rudakova as Marfa. Oleg Kulko as Ivan Lykov. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |  Pyotr Gluboky as Sobakin. Oleg Kulko as Ivan Lykov. Vladimir Redkin as Grigory Gryaznoy. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |  Vyacheslav Pochapsky as Sobakin. Irina Rubtsova as Saburova. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |  A scene from Act IV. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |  Vyacheslav Pochapsky as Sobakin. Irina Rubtsova as Saburova. Larisa Rudakova as Marfa. Svetlana Belokon as Dunyasha. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |  Larisa Rudakova as Marfa. Photo by Damir Yusupov. |
