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.

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  Aleksandrs Antonenko

  Gherman
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  Vladimir Stoyanov

  Prince Yeletsky
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  Eva-Maria Westbroek

  Liza
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  Felicity Palmer

  Countess
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  Antonio Pappano