Event listing: Queen of Spades | Olavinlinna Castle | Event is in the past

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A mirror into the soul: Stefan Herheim on Pique Dame

Mark Pullinger, 8th January

During rehearsals for his production of The Queen of Spades at the Royal Opera, Norwegian director Stefan Herheim reflects on his art, his frustrations with the industry and his impending move to Vienna.

See The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame) in

Leipzig, Germany Vienna, Austria

Staging, spectacle, singing: three-card trick at Savonlinna

Roy Westbrook, 10th July

This was more stadium rock than stuffy opera house, lighting as ‘metaphor made real’ as the lovers were – literally – star-struck, blinded by love.

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Queen of SpadesNew production