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TCHAIKOVSKY’S QUEEN OF SPADES: AN OPERA IN CONCERT
Tchaikovsky's fantastic tragedy with Australian tenor Stuart Skelton in the leading role.
Tchaikovsky's fantastic tragedy moves in the aristocratic salons of 18th-century St Petersburg. There's an angry young man - a damaged soul. There's the beautiful young woman he desires. And there's an obsession - gambling at cards. The secret to success is held by an aged countess, the "Queen of Spades". But, despite ghostly interventions , it all ends badly and it wouldn't be opera without a double suicide.
The last time Sydney audiences experienced this opera was in 1979 in a production by the Australian Opera. Now Ashkenazy brings a concert version to the stage of the Concert Hall.
TCHAIKOVSKY The Queen of Spades
Sung in Russian with English surtitles
Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor
Dina Kuznetsova soprano (Lisa)
Stuart Skelton tenor (Herman)
Irina Tchistjakova mezzo-soprano (Countess)
Deborah Humble mezzo-soprano (Pauline)
José Carbo baritone (Yeletsky)
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
Tchaikovsky's Queen of Spades
Venue: Concert Hall
Dates: 1 - 3 December
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