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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Stefan Herheim

Aleksandrs Antonenko

Gherman

Vladimir Stoyanov

Prince Yeletsky

Eva-Maria Westbroek

Liza

Felicity Palmer

Countess

John Lundgren

Count Tomsky

Alexander Kravets

Chekalinsky