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NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOLSHOI OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS SPARTACUS Aram Khachaturyan ballet in three acts Libretto – Nikolay Volkov in a version of Valentin Elizariev and Eugeny Lysik Choreography and Staging – People’s Artist of the USSR and Belarus, laureate of State prize of the Republic of Belarus Valentin Elizariev Composer – People’s Artist of the USSR, laureate of State prize of the USSR Aram Khachaturyan Conductor of the Production – People’s Artist of the USSR, laureate of State prize of the Republic of Belarus Yaroslav Voshak Scenography and Costumes – People’s Artist of Ukraine, laureate of State prize of Ukraine Eugeny Lysik Conductors – the Honoured Art Worker of the Republic of Belarus Nikolay Kolyadko, Andrey Ivanov Duration – 2 hours 30 minutes with 2 intervals Premiere – July 13, 1980 Composer about his work The ballet was conceived as a monumental story about a powerful slide of antique servile revolt to defend the freedom of
