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Three card trick: La Scala’s gamble pays off in their new Pique Dame

Asmik Grigorian (Liza)
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Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Hermann) and Asmik Grigorian (Liza)
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The grand ball, Act 2
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Julia Gertseva (Countess)
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Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Hermann) and ensemble
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Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Hermann) and Julia Gertseva (Countess)
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“the orchestra vodka drenched, with grumbling low woodwinds matching the conductor’s growling”
Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 23 February 2022
Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
Teatro alla Scala
Valery Gergiev, Conductor
Matthias Hartmann, Director
Volker Hintermeier, Set Designer
Malte Lübben, Costume Designer
Mathias Märker, Lighting Designer
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Herman
Julia Gertseva, The Countess
Asmik Grigorian, Lisa
Roman Burdenko, Tomsky
Alexey Markov, Yeletsky
Elena Maximova, Polina
Alexei Botnarciuc, Surin
Evgeny Akimov, Chekalinsky
Maria Nazarova, Masha
Olga Savova, The Governess
Olga Syniakova, Milovzor
Sergei Radchenko, Chaplitsky
Matías Moncada, Narumov
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