Libretto: Yury Puzakov based on the eponymous fairy tale by Charles Perrault Choreography and staging: international and all-union competitions winner Yury Puzakov Musical director: Honoured Artist of Ukraine Viktor Ploskina Set designer: recipient of the Francysk Skaryna Medal, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Kostiuchenko Costume designer: Eleonora Grigoruk Conductors: recipient of the Francysk Skaryna Medal Ivan Kostyakhin, Aleh Lessoun Running time: 2 hours 45 minutes with two intervals Premiere: 5 December 2009