
Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
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The ballet in four acts with original score by C. Pugni and libretto by A. Saint-Leon based on Petr Yershov's enchanting fairy-tale 'The Little Humpbacked Horse' was originally staged in 1864 at the Bolshoi Theatre in St. Petersburg. Later versions included productions by M. Petipa (1895) and Gorsky (1901 and 1912), and subsequent revivals staged in 1922 and 1945.
It is unclear whether Korovin's costume designs were made for an unrealized production or were commissioned in preparation for the 1945 revival of the ballet.