Royal Opera House: The Queen of Spades

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.

Top Cast

Aleksandrs Antonenko

As Gherman

Vladimir Stoyanov

As Prince Yeletsky

Eva-Maria Westbroek

As Liza

Felicity Palmer

As Countess

John Lundgren

As Count Tomsky

Alexander Kravets

As Chekalinsky

Anna Goryachova

As Paulina

Tigran Martirossian

As Surin

Louise Winter

As Governess

Harry Nicoll

As Major-domo