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Available for 29 days

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’s 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