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Lack of emotional connection in Pique Dame in Budapest

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Reviewed at Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Budapest on 3 March 2017
Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
Hungarian State Opera
Balázs Kocsár, Conductor
Vadim Milkov, Director
Victor Volsky, Set Designer
Rafael Volsky, Costume Designer
Kristian Benedikt, Herman
Zoltán Kelemen, Tomsky
Károly Szemerédy, Yeletsky
Szilvia Rálik, Lisa
Erika Gál, Polina
Lívia Budai, The Countess
Kornélia Bakos, The Governess
László Beöthy-Kiss, Chaplitsky
Tivadar Kiss, Chekalinsky
Tibor Szappanos, Chekalinsky
Lajos Geiger, Narumov
István Kovács, Surin
Ferenc Cserhalmi, Surin
Erika Markovics, Masha
Lilla Horti, Masha
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Hungarian State Opera Chorus
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