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Staging, spectacle, singing: three-card trick at Savonlinna's new Queen of Spades

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“vocal honours were snatched by Konstantin Shushakov’s peerless account of Yeletsky’s romance”
Reviewed at Olavinlinna Castle, Savonlinna on 10 July 2018
Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
Alexander Vedernikov, Conductor
Jere Erkkilä, Director
Jani Uljas, Set Designer
Melis Jaatinen, Polina
Elena Guseva, Lisa
Misha Didyk, Herman
Elena Zaremba, The Countess
Kiril Manolov, Tomsky
Konstantin Shushakov, Yeletsky
Heikki Halinen, Chaplitsky
Koit Soasepp, Surin
Ilkka Hämäläinen, Chekalinsky
Jouni Kokora, Narumov
Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir
Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra
Savonlinna Opera Festival Children's Choir
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