Based on Gogol’s fantastical and comic story of the Devil’s antics on Christmas Eve, this magical blend of opera and ballet is brought to vivid life in Francesca Zambello’s colourful production. Magnificent set designs (Mikhail Mokrov) and costumes (Tatiana Noginova), and an excellent, largely Russian, cast provide authenticity.

Splendid dancing by The Royal Ballet and Cossack dancers completes the spectacle.

Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound.

Cast:
- Solokha: Larissa Diadkova
- The Devil: Maxim Mikhailov
- Chub: Vladimir Matorin
- Panas: John Upperton
- Oxana: Olga Guryakova
- Vakula: Vsevolod Grivnov
- Pan Golova: Alexander Vassiliev
- The Schoolmaster: Viacheslav Voynarovskiy
- Odark: Olga Sabadoch
- Wood Goblin: Changhan Lim
- Echo: Andrew Macnair
- His Highness: Sergei Leiferkus
- Master of Ceremonies: Jeremy White
Principal Dancers: Mara Galeazzi & Gary Avis

Director: Francesca Zambello
Choreography: Alastair Marriott

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Nov 2009.

Extra features:
- Introducing Cherevichki by Francesca Zambello
- Cast & Characters
- Staging Gogol's world

“It’s pretty as a picture, no question – an animated pop-up book of naïve and colourful charm.” - Independent

“…this expensive-looking production that combines the forces of the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet…” - The Guardian

Running time: 154 mins
Region code: All regions
Video codec: AVC/MPEG-4 Disc size: BD50
Picture format: 1080i High Definition / 16:9
Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS - MA
Menu language: EN
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES