▁High ness , ▁Ch oir ) ▁No . ▁ 2 0 ▁Cou ple ts ▁( H is ▁High ness , ▁Ch oir ) ▁No . ▁ 2 1 ▁Min uet ▁and ▁Sc ene ▁( V ak ula , ▁Catherine ▁II , ▁His ▁High ness , ▁Ch oir ) ▁No . ▁ 2 2 ▁Russian ▁dance ▁and ▁C oss ack ▁dance ▁No . ▁ 2 3 ▁Sc ene ▁( Master ▁of ▁Cer emon ies , ▁Dev il , ▁V ak ula ▁ ▁Act ▁ 4 ▁No . ▁ 2 4 ▁Du et ▁( Sol ok ha , ▁O ks ana ) ▁No . ▁ 2 5 ▁Finale ▁( O ks ana , ▁Ch ub , ▁Pan ▁Gol ova , ▁Pan as , ▁Sol ok ha , ▁V ak ula , ▁Ch oir ) ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁works ▁T cha ik ov sky : ▁The ▁opera ▁V ak ula ▁the ▁Smith ▁( 1 8 7 4 ) ▁R im sky - K ors akov : ▁The ▁opera ▁Christmas ▁E ve ▁( 1 8 9 5 ) ▁ ▁R im sky - K ors akov ' s ▁Christmas ▁E ve , ▁T cha ik ov sky ' s ▁V ak ula ▁the ▁Smith , ▁and ▁its ▁revision , ▁Ch ere v ich ki ' ', ▁are ▁all ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁story ▁by ▁G og ol . ▁ ▁Record ings ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Aleks andr ▁Mel ik - P ash ay ev , ▁Bol sh oi ▁Theatre ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁Ch orus , ▁G