The premiere of the production took place at the Moscow Chamber Musical Theatre, named after B. A. Pokrovsky, on the 14th of June 2000. Boris Pokrovsky was very fond of Gogol and admired Mussorgsky. The Fair at Sorochyntsi belongs amongst the best directorial works of the master in his latest creative period. The Chamber Musical Theatre received the State Prize of the Russian Federation for this production and retained it in the 2018/19 season.

Night on Bold mountain, Red Jacket and other devilry, that is pierced with unique “Little Russian” (Ukrainian) atmosphere and Gogol’s distinct sense of humour. This is the backdrop to the flourishing of the love between Gritsko and Parasya. The Fair at Sorochyntsi is a short story from the cycle Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka that was arranged to the music by Modest Mussorgsky.