The Queen of Spades

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

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.

Cast/Performers

Aaron Cawley (Hermann), Laura Wilde (Lisa / Chloe), Diana Montague (The Countess), Robert Hayward (Count Tomsky / Plutus), Roderick Williams (Prince Yeletsky), Stephanie Wake-Edwards (Pauline / Daphnis), Sam Furness (Tchekalinsky), Simon Shibambu (Sournin)

Creatives/Company

Music: Tchaikovsky
Lyrics(s): Tchaikovsky, Modest Il'pich Tchaikovsky (after Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin's novella)
Producer: Garsington Opera
Company(s): Philharmonia Orchestra, Garsington Opera Chorus
Conductor: Douglas Boyd
Director: Jack Furness
Design: Tom Piper
Lighting: Lizzie Powell