Jakov Polonsky

Live from ROH 2009, TV relay 1/12/2009.

A comic-fantastic opera by Tchaikovsky, also known as Cherevichki. In a small Ukrainian village, the devil decides to steal the moon to revenge himself on his enemy, Vakula the smith.

From the Teatro Lirico in Cagliari, a comic-fantasy opera in four acts and seven scenes, with a libretto by Jakov Polonsky based on Nikolai Gogol’s "A Christmas Eve", and music by Tchaikovsky.

Film-opera based on Tschaikovsky's adaptation of Gogol's story, 'Noch' pyered Rozhdestvom.'

In this TV-series the events of the beginning of the 20th century in Russia are highlighted. Revolutioners, terrorists, spies - and investigator Putilovskii and his team fight them as best they can.