About the Show

Tchaikovsky's macabre thriller returns to the Met, featuring Sonya Yoncheva in her role debut.

Tchaikovsky's haunting thriller "The Queen of Spades" returns to the Metropolitan Opera, set in Tsarist Russia, with soprano Sonya Yoncheva in her highly anticipated debut as Lisa, entangled in a fatal romance with the gambling-obsessed officer Hermann, portrayed by tenor Brian Jagde, also making his role debut. The production also features baritone Igor Golovatenko reprising his poignant portrayal of Lisa's fiancé, Prince Yeletsky, alongside mezzo-soprano Violeta Urmana as the ghostly Countess and baritone Alexey Markov as Count Tomsky, all under the baton of Keri-Lynn Wilson conducting the sweeping score.

Critic Reviews (2)

"The men of the Met chorus sang it with entrancing airy sound, a haunting conclusion to an evening that was otherwise memorable for the female voices.”
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“Despite the flowing, glowing music from the pit, and generally fine voices, and especially the secondary performances, there was a general stiffness all evening (something that may work itself out in future performances).”
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Cast and creative team

The Metropolitan Opera House

Producer

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Composer

Keri-Lynn Wilson

Conductor