Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Also: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	11th November 2006
To	6th December 2006
When	Nov 11, Dec 2 at 18:30. Nov 15, 18, 20, 23, 28, Dec 6 at 19:00. Dec 2 at 18:30
Prices	From £6.00. To £135.00.
Royal Opera House (V377)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

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:: (T01051528270)

Sung in Russian with English surtitles. Approx running time 3 hours 20 minutes.

Producer	Royal Opera House
Conductor	Semyon Bychkov
Director	Francesca Zambello
Design	Peter J. Davison
Costume	Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting	Mark McCullough
Choreographer	Vivienne Newport
Performer	Vladimir Galouzine (Gherman)
Performer	Vassily Gerello (Count Tomsky)
Performer	Gerald Finley (Prince Yeletsky - Nov 11 / 15 / 18 / 20 / 23 / 28 Dec 2)
Performer	William Dazeley (Prince Yeletsky - Dec 6)
Performer	Larissa Diadkova (Countess)
Performer	Katarina Dalayman (Liza)
Performer	Enkelejda Shkosa (Paulina)
Performer	Robin Leggate (Chekalinsky)
Performer	Jeremy White (Surin)
Performer	Andrew Sritheran (Chaplitsky)
Performer	Krzysztof Szumanski (Narumov)
Performer	Alasdair Elliott (Major-domo)
Performer	Carole Wilson (Governess)
Performer	Elizabeth Sikora (Masha)
Performer	Kishani Jayasinghe (Prilepa)

Listing:: L078800363

Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Russian with English surtitles. Approx running time 3 hours 20 minutes.

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