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Obsession at The Grange: powerful singing and gothic drama in The Queen of Spades

Eduard Martynyuk (Herman) and Anush Hovhannisyan (Liza)
© Craig Fuller
Edwin Kaye (Surin), Andrei Kymach (Tomsky) and Alexey Dolgov (Chekalinsky)
© Craig Fuller
Dame Josephine Barstow (The Countess) and Eduard Martynyuk (Herman)
© Craig Fuller
Anush Hovhannisyan (Liza)
© Craig Fuller
Dame Josephine Barstow (The Countess), Eduard Martynyuk (Herman) and chorus
© Craig Fuller
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“for the whole of the second half, every scene gripped us more tightly than the last.”
Reviewed at The Grange, Alresford on 23 June 2023
Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
The Grange Festival
Paul Daniel, Conductor
Paul Curran, Director
Gary McCann, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Johanna Town, Lighting Designer
Grange Festival Chorus
Eduard Martynyuk, Herman
Anush Hovhannisyan, Lisa
Dame Josephine Barstow, The Countess
Andrii Kymach, Tomsky
Ilya Kutyukhin, Yeletsky
Arlene Belli, Polina
Christopher Gillett, Chaplitsky
Edwin Kaye, Surin
Alexey Dolgov, Chekalinsky
Lucy Schaufer, The Governess
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