The Queen of Spades

Teatro Regio, Thursday 21 May 2009 - Sunday 31 May 2009

Playbill

Opera in three acts and seven scenes
Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky
From the story by Alexander Pushkin of the same name
Russian language version

Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Characters

Cast
Liza, the Countess’
granddaughter soprano

Svetla Vassileva

Kristine Opolais (23, 26, 28, 30)
Hermann, a young
official tenor

Misha Didyk

Maxim Aksyonov (23, 26, 28, 30)
The Countess mezzosoprano

Anja Silja
Count Tomsky
baritone

Vladimir Vaneev
Jurij Batukov (23, 26, 28, 30)
Prince Yeletsky baritono

Dalibor Jenis
Vladislav Sulimski (23, 26, 28, 30)
Polina, Lisa’s friend

mezzosoprano

Julia Gertseva
Nadezhda Serdyuk (23, 26, 28, 30)
Chekalinsky, an official tenor Luca Casalin
Surin, an official bass

Vladimir Baykov
The governess /
Masha, Lisa’s
governess soprano

Sim Tokyurek
Prilepa (Cloe) soprano

Eleonora Buratto
Conductor

Gianandrea Noseda
Stage direction and sets

Dmitri Cherniakov
Costumes Ilena Zatzeva
Chorus Master

Roberto Gabbiani
Children’s chorus director

Claudio Fenoglio

Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Regio
Children’s chorus of the Teatro Regio and the “G. Verdi” Conservatory

New staging

Calendar

Thursday 21 May 2009 - 20:00
Saturday 23 May 2009 - 15:00
Sunday 24 May 2009 - 15:00
Tuesday 26 May 2009 - 15:00
Wednesday 27 May 2009 - 20:00
Thursday 28 May 2009 - 20:00
Friday 29 May 2009 - 20:00
Saturday 30 May 2009 - 20:00
Sunday 31 May 2009 - 15:00