Laschiline (1927) and Ivan Sidorov (1927), Alexei Bal'va (2010) Captain of the Soviet Ship — Alexeï D. Boulgakov and Mikhail Dudko (1927), Alexander Radunsky (1949 and 1957), Frederic Franklin (1943), Lukash Abrahamyan (2007), Igor Yebra (2010), Vito Mazzeo (2010), Vyacheslav Kapustin (2010) Taï-Choa, Comedian — Yekaterina Geltzer (1927), Viktorina Kriger (1927), Galina Ulanova (1949 and 1957), Olga Lepeshinskaya (1949), Alexandra Danilova (1943), Oksana Kucheruk (2010), Gaia Straccamore (2010), Anna Ol (2010) Li-Chan-Fou, Adventurer, Taï-Choa's Fiancé — Ivan Smoltsov (1927), Sergey Koren (1949 and 1957), Alexey Yermolayev (1949), Vito Mazzeo (2010), Manuel Paruccini (2010), Ivan Karnaukhov (2010), Farukh Ruzimatov (2015) Restaurant and Opium Den Patron — L. K. Matzkevitch (1927) Saltimbanque — V. A. Riabtzov (1927) First Overlord of the Coolies — A. V Orlov (1927) Chinese Conspirators — M. V. Orlov and I. F. Blokhine (1927) Herald of the Chinese Theater — Gherber (1927) Chinese Conjurer — Asaf Messerer (1927) Ma Lichen, introduced in the staging of 1949 — Yury Kondratov (1949 and 1957), Mikhail Gabovich (1949), Damiano Mongelli (2010) Nüwa, goddess of fertility, introduced in the staging of 2010 — Carla Fracci References External links Film-ballet The Red Poppy produced by Czechoslovak TV in 1955, filmed in Studio Bratislava after performance of the Slovak National Theatre, choreography: R. Tomskij, Bolshoi Theatre Moscow) Rome Opera Theater's webpage on the ballet Pictures from 2010 Italian production Video clip from 2010 Italian production Short video clip from 2010 Italian production Russian Radio report on the Krasnoyarsk 2010 production 1927 ballet premieres Ballets by Reinhold Glière Ballets by Mikhail Kurilko Ballets by Lev Lashchilin Ballets by Vasily Tikhomirov 1927 compositions Ballets premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre