Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Also: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	15th June 2002
To	29th June 2002
When	Jun 15 at 18:30, Jun 18, 21, 24, 29 at 19:00
Prices	From £5.00. To £155.00.
Royal Opera House (V377)
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The Queen of Spades

Work:: The Queen of Spades (S2065)

Based on Pushkin's story of the same name a young man falls in love with a girl he discovers to be the grand daughter of a Countess. To be taken seriously he'll need to be seriously rich, so he decides on a gambling route. Now, the person who knows the secret of the three-card game is the Countess herself but in forcing the secret from her she dies - a twist that sets the plot, and the young man's life, on a new course.

Music	Tchaikovsky
Lyrics	Tchaikovsky
Lyrics	Modest Il'pich Tchaikovsky (after Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin's novella)

Production:: (T0304921918)

Sung in Russian with English surtitles. Running time 3 hours 20 minutes. This production has been generously sponsored (2001) by Alberto Vilar. Jun 15 - BP Opera and Ballet in the Piazza Live Relay.

Company	Royal Opera
Conductor	Valery Gergiev (Jun 15 / 18)
Conductor	Alexander Polianichko (Jun 21 / 24 / 29)
Director	Francesca Zambello
Design	Peter J Davison
Costume	Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting	Mark McCullough
Performer	Susan Chilcott (Lisa)
Performer	Placido Domingo (Hermann Jun 15 / 18 / 21)
Performer	Vitali Taraschenko (Hermann Jun 24 / 29)
Performer	Nikolai Putilin (Count Tomsky)
Performer	Thomas Allen (Prince Yeletsky)
Performer	Josephine Barstow (Countess)
Performer	Marianna Tarasova (Pauline)
Performer	Robin Leggate (Tchekalinksky)
Performer	Jeremy White (Sourin)
Performer	Henry Moss (Tchaplitsky)
Performer	Michael Dewis (Narumoff)
Performer	Francis Egerton (Master of Ceremonies)
Performer	Frances McCafferty (Governess)
Performer	Elizabeth Sikora (Mascha / Lisa's Maid)
Performer	Deborah Norman (Chloe)

Listing:: L01084416155

Jun 18 at 19:00 - BP Opera in the Piazza Live relay from the Royal Opera House

Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Russian with English surtitles. Running time 3 hours 20 minutes. This production has been generously sponsored (2001) by Alberto Vilar. Jun 15 - BP Opera and Ballet in the Piazza Live Relay. Jun 18 at 19:00 - BP Opera in the Piazza Live relay from the Royal Opera House

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