Star soprano Anna Netrebko takes on the role of Lisa, the young woman who embarks on a deadly love affair with the gambling-obsessed officer Hermann.
A work of extreme moods and colors, The Queen of Spades explores life’s frivolities as well as the darkest impulses of obsession, addiction, madness, and self-destruction. The gripping plot is set against the vast elegance and macabre allure of St. Petersburg, which functions almost as a character itself. The opera's music is unabashedly romantic even as the story grows ever darker.
