Event listing: Queen of Spades | Theatre Royal | Fri 11 Nov 2011 at 19:30

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Theatre Royal100 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, North-East, NE1 6BR, United Kingdom

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Opera North
Orchestra of Opera North
Richard Farnes	Conductor
Neil Bartlett	Director
Orla Boylan	Soprano	Lisa
Dame Josephine Barstow	Soprano	The Countess
Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts	Tenor	Herman
Jonathan Summers	Baritone	Tomsky
William Dazeley	Baritone	Yeletsky
Alexandra Sherman	Mezzo-soprano	Polina

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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.

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Opera North's dazzling Queen of Spades is full of Russian passion

Jane Shuttleworth, 11th November

Queen of Spades began life as a sharp little ghost story by Alexander Pushkin, quite different in tone and spirit from the melodramatic adaptation by Modest Tchaikovsky, who wrote the libretto for his composer brother.

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