Details

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. Sung in Russian with English surtitles. Approx running time 3 hours 20 minutes.

Cast/Performers

Vladimir Galouzine (Gherman), Vassily Gerello (Count Tomsky), Gerald Finley (Prince Yeletsky - Nov 11 / 15 / 18 / 20 / 23 / 28 Dec 2), William Dazeley (Prince Yeletsky - Dec 6), Larissa Diadkova (Countess), Katarina Dalayman (Liza), Enkelejda Shkosa (Paulina), Robin Leggate (Chekalinsky), Jeremy White (Surin), Andrew Sritheran (Chaplitsky), Krzysztof Szumanski (Narumov), Alasdair Elliott (Major-domo), Carole Wilson (Governess), Elizabeth Sikora (Masha), Kishani Jayasinghe (Prilepa)

Creatives/Company

Music: Tchaikovsky
Lyrics(s): Tchaikovsky, Modest Il'pich Tchaikovsky (after Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin's novella)
Producer: Royal Opera House
Conductor: Semyon Bychkov
Director: Francesca Zambello
Design: Peter J. Davison
Costume: Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting: Mark McCullough
Choreographer: Vivienne Newport