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 English surtitles. Running time 3 hours 45 minutes. This production has been generously sponsored by Alberto Vilar.

Cast/Performers

Karita Mattila (Lisa), Vladimir Galouzine (Hermann), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Prince Yeletzky), Josephine Barstow (Countess), Nadja Michael (Pauline), Nikolai Putilin (Count Tomsky), Robin Leggate, Jeremy White, Roderick Earle (Count Tomsky May 28), Jenny Grahn (Chloe), Francis McCafferty (Governess), Elizabeth Sikora (Mascha), Henry Moss (Tchaplitsky), Michael Dewis (Narumoff), Harry Nicoll (Master of Ceremonies)

Creatives/Company

Music: Tchaikovsky
Lyrics(s): Tchaikovsky, Modest Il'pich Tchaikovsky (after Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin's novella)
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Director: Francesca Zambello
Design: Peter J Davison
Costume: Nikki Gillibrand
Lighting: Mark McCullough