Met Opera: Tchaikovsky's 'The Queen of Spades'

• Sonya Yoncheva, soprano (Lisa)
• Brian Jagde, tenor (Hermann)
• Igor Golovatenko, baritone (Prince Yeletsky)
• Violeta Urmana, mezzo-soprano (Countess)
• Alexey Markov, baritone (Count Tomsky)
• Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor

Tchaikovsky's macabre thriller, set against the backdrop of Tsarist Russia, is back in the Met's atmospheric staging. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva makes her highly anticipated role debut as Lisa, the young woman who embarks on a deadly love affair with the gambling-obsessed officer Hermann, sung by tenor Brian Jagde, also in his role debut. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his moving portrayal of Lisa's fiancé, Prince Yeletsky, alongside mezzo-soprano Violeta Urmana as the spectral Countess and baritone Alexey Markov as Count Tomsky. Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts the sweeping score.

Runs May 23-June 7.

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About Sonya Yoncheva, soprano (Lisa)

https://sonyayoncheva.com/

About Brian Jagde, tenor (Hermann)

https://brianjagde.com/

About Igor Golovatenko, baritone (Prince Yeletsky)

https://www.metopera.org/discover/artists/baritone-and-bass/igor-golovatenko/

About Violeta Urmana, mezzo-soprano (Countess)

https://www.violetaurmana.com/

About Alexey Markov, baritone (Count Tomsky)

https://www.metopera.org/discover/artists/baritone-and-bass/alexey-markov/

About Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor

https://www.keri-lynnwilson.com/