Music by Dmitri Shostakovich

 

Chamber version by Gerald McBurney

 

Original libretto by Vladimir Mass and Mikhail Chervinsky

 

Translation by David Poutney

 

By permission of Boosey and Hawkes Publishing

 

Project Coordinator John Stringer

 

Performance runtime: 165 minutes

 

There will be an interval of 20 minutes after Act I

 

Refreshments are available from the bar in the foyer

 

Pre-performance music provided by Kier Hall

(Accordion) and Rupert Avis (Cello)

 

Photography is prohibited during the performance

 

Please ensure your mobile phone is switched off