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The Queen of Spades-18 June 2002 Evening 7.00pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Valery Gergiev
Chorus Director Terry Edwards
Concert Master Vasko Vassilev
Cast
Gherman
an officer 		Plácido Domingo
Chekalinsky
an officer 		Robin Leggate
Surin
an officer 		Jeremy White
Count Tomsky
great-nephew to the Countess 		Nikolai Putilin
Prince Yeletsky Thomas Allen
Countess Josephine Barstow
Liza
ward of the Countess 		Susan Chilcott
Paulina
Liza's confidante 		Marianna Tarasova
Masha
Liza's maid 		Elizabeth Sikora
Governess Frances McCafferty
Major-domo Francis Egerton
Prilepa
Faithful Shepherd 		Rachel Nicholls
Milovzor
Faithful Shepherd 		Marianna Tarasova
Zlatogor
Faithful Shepherd 		Nikolai Putilin
Chaplitsky
a gambling soldier 		Henry Moss
Narumov
a gambling soldier 		Michael Dewis
Boy 'Commander' Arseny Timoshenko
Nursemaids, governesses, wet-nurses, strollers, children, ball guests, maids to the Countess, gamblers The Royal Opera Chorus
Extra Chorus
Dancers
Children from Putney Park School
Children from Tiffin School (Kingston-upon-Thames)
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: With this season's performances of 'The Queen of Spades', Plácido Domingo celebrates 30 years of appearances with The Royal Opera.
Sponsor: Yoko Ceschina (performance)
Language: Russian
Surtitled by: Paula Kennedy
Durations: Act I and Act II scene 1: 7.04-8.39pm, Act II scene 2 and Act III: 9.12-10.20pm
Big Screen - live relay : 18 June 2002; Covent Garden Piazza
Big Screen - live relay : 18 June 2002; Canada Square Park, Canary Wharf, London
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 18 June 2002 (in Royal Opera House Collections)