Performed in Italian with synchronised Russian supertitles
World premiere: 24 December 1871, Cairo Opera House
Premiere in Russia: 1 April 1877 Mariinsky theatre, St Petersburg, Russia
Premiere of this production: 30 December 1998, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg
opera in four acts (concert
performance)
performed in Italian (the performance will have
synchronised Russian supertitles)
Mariinsky Theatre Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Principal Chorus Master:
Andrei Petrenko Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
Running time: 4 hours 05 minutes The performance has three
intervals