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Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Tchaikovsky's passionate thriller from Garsington Opera, starring Aaron Cawley as the obsessive outsider Herman and Laura Wilde as his doomed lover Lisa.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Tchaikovsky's passionate thriller from Garsington Opera, starring Aaron Cawley as the obsessive outsider Herman and Laura Wilde as his doomed lover Lisa, in a brand new production by Jack Furness. Tchaikovsky and his brother (who wrote the libretto) developed an ironic short story by Pushkin into a unique masterpiece uniting classical, Romantic and modernist influences, as Herman's descent into madness is portrayed in some of the composer鈥檚 most powerful and profound music.

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch in conversation with cultural historian Rosamund Bartlett.

Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades
Lisa ..... Laura Wilde (soprano)
Herman ..... Aaron Cawley (tenor)
Prince Yeletsky ..... Roderick Williams (baritone)
The Countess ..... Harriet Williams (mezzo soprano)
Count Tomsky ..... Robert Hayward (bass-baritone)
Pauline, Lisa's friend ..... Stephanie Wake-Edwards (mezzo-soprano)
Tchekalinsky ..... Sam Furness (tenor)
Surin ..... Simon Shibamu (bass-baritone)
Tchaplitsky ..... James Micklethwaite (tenor)
Narumov ..... Thando Zwane (bass-baritone)
Major-Domo ..... Will Diggle (tenor)
Governess: Hannah Poulsom (mezzo-sopranno)
Masha ..... Alexandria Moon (mezzo-soprano)
Boy Captain ..... George Hooson

Garsington Opera Chorus and Youth Company
Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor Douglas Boyd

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  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Queen Of Spades, Part 1

    Singer: Laura Wilde. Singer: Aaron Cawley. Singer: Roderick Williams. Singer: Harriet Williams. Singer: Robert Hayward. Singer: Stephanie Wake-Edwards. Singer: Sam Furness. Singer: Simon Shibamu. Singer: James Micklethwaite. Singer: Thando Zwane. Singer: Alexandra Moon. Singer: George Hooson. Choir: Garsington Opera Chorus. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Douglas Boyd. Singer: Hannah Poulsom. Singer: Will Diggle.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Queen Of Spades, Part 2

    Singer: Laura Wilde. Singer: Aaron Cawley. Singer: Roderick Williams. Singer: Harriet Williams. Singer: Robert Hayward. Singer: Stephanie Wake-Edwards. Singer: Sam Furness. Singer: Simon Shibamu. Singer: James Micklethwaite. Singer: Thando Zwane. Singer: George Hooson. Choir: Garsington Opera Chorus. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Douglas Boyd. Singer: Hannah Poulsom. Singer: Alexandra Moon. Singer: Will Diggle.

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    Performer: Leo Duarte. Singer: Lucy Crowe. Ensemble: La Nuova Musica. Conductor: David Bates.
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  • Yesterday 18:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3