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. New Production - Sung in Russian with surtitles. Sponsored by WNO Partnership.

Cast/Performers

Susan Chilcott (Lisa until 20 Oct), Susannah Glanville (Lisa from 25 Oct), Susan Gorton (Countess), Vitali Taraschenko (Herman - not 7 Nov), Vladimir Glushchak (Prince Yeletsky), Robert Hayward (Count Tomsky), Peter Hoare (Tchekalinsky), Matthew Hargreaves (Sourin), Emma Selway (Pauline), Neil Jenkins (Tchaplitsky)

Creatives/Company

Music: Tchaikovsky
Lyrics(s): Tchaikovsky, Modest Il'pich Tchaikovsky (after Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin's novella)
Company: Welsh National Opera
Conductor(s): Vladimir Jurowski (except 17 Oct / 30 Nov), Antony Walker (17 Oct / 30 Nov)
Design: John Macfarlane
Lighting: Jennifer Tipton
Choreographer: Linda Dobell
Producer: Richard Jones