Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades - Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona (2010)

Plot Summary

Obsessive in gambling and in love, the soldier Hermann is the protagonist of Tchaikovsky’s Pique Dame, based on a story by Pushkin. He is smitten with the aristocratic Lisa and fixated on learning the winning secret of ‘the three cards’ from her grandmother, the Countess, played by iconic contralto Ewa Podles. This opulent production from Barcelona’s Liceu captures St Petersburg in the era of Catherine the Great, while the house’s Music Director Michael Boder conducts a large and impressive cast. Recorded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 30th June & 1st July 2010.

Full Cast & Characters

Misha Didyk

Hermann

Emily Magee

Liza

Lado Ataneli

Count Tomsky

Ludovic Tézier

Prince Yeletsky

Ewa Podleś

Countess

Elena Zaremba

Polina

Francisco Vas

Chekalinsky

Alberto Feria

Mikhail Vekua

Chaplitsky

Kurt Gysen

Jon Plazaola

Stefania Toczyska

Director & Crew

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