Royal Opera House: The Queen of Spades

The dark world of Tchaikovsky’s penultimate operatic masterpiece Queen of Spades hinges on obsession, greed, and a secret in winning at cards… In 2005, the Opéra Bastille mounted a compelling production featuring Vladimir Galouzine as the mad lover Hermann, Hasmik Papian as the doomed Lisa, and Irina Bogatcheva as the mysterious Comtesse.

Cast

Aleksandrs Antonenko

Gherman

Vladimir Stoyanov

Prince Yeletsky

Eva-Maria Westbroek

Liza

Felicity Palmer

Countess

John Lundgren

Count Tomsky

Alexander Kravets

Chekalinsky

Anna Goryachova

Paulina

Tigran Martirossian

Surin

Louise Winter

Governess

Harry Nicoll

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