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The Queen of Spades

From the Grand Theatre in Leeds, Christopher Cook introduces Opera North's new period production of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades, a tragic tale of obsession and greed.

From the Grand Theatre in Leeds, Christopher Cook introduces Opera North's new period production of Tchaikovsky's tragic tale of obsession and greed - The Queen of Spades. The young gambler Hermann attempts to end his run of bad luck by trying to discover the old Countess' secret of the cards and winning the hand of her granddaughter Lisa in marriage. Willing to risk everything, he ends up gambling with love and life and losing at both.
This English language version of Tchaikovsky's final Pushkin Opera is directed by Neil Bartlett and translated by him and Martin Pickard, with Dame Josephine Barstow as the Countess, Orla Boylan as Lisa and Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts as Herman. The Orchestra of Opera North is conducted by Richard Farnes

Lisa ..... Orla Boylan (Soprano)
Countess ..... Josephine Barstow (Soprano)
Herman ..... Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (Tenor)
Count Tomsky ..... Jonathan Summers (Baritone)
Prince Yeletsky ..... William Dazeley (Baritone)
Pauline ..... Alexandra Sherman (Mezzo-Soprano)
Governess ..... Fiona Kimm (Mezzo-Soprano)
Chekalinsky ..... Daniel Norman (Tenor)
Sourin ..... Julian Tovey (Baritone)
Masha ..... Gillene Herbert (Soprano)
Tchaplitsky ..... David Llewellyn (Tenor)
Narumov ..... Dean Robinson (Bass)
Master of Ceremonies ..... Paul Rendall (Tenor)
Chloe ..... Miranda Bevin (Soprano)

Orchestra of Opera North conducted by Richard Farnes
Translation ..... Neil Bartlett.

3 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Sat 29 Oct 2011 18:00

Broadcast

  • Sat 29 Oct 2011 18:00