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Category: The Queen of Spades

  • The Met’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 22 2008: Gala September 23- October 16 2008: SalomeSeptember 24- October 9 2008: La GiocondaSeptember 27-December 19 2008: Don GiovanniOctober 3-25 2008: Lucia di LammermoorOctober 13- November 13 2008: Doctor AtomicOctober 20- November 20 2008: La TraviataOctober 24- November 22 2008: Madama Butterfly November 7- December 4 2008: La Damnation de FaustNovember 21- December…

  • Welsh National Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

    September 19- October 11 2008: OtelloSeptember 26- October 9 2008: Il Barbiere di SivigliaFebruary 7-28 2008: Le Nozze di FigaroOctober 8-10 2008: JenůfaFebruary 12-27 2009: L'Elisir d'AmoreFebruary 24-26 2009: SaloméMay 13- June 4 2009: The Queen of SpadesMay 18- June 6 2009: La BohèmeJune 2 2009: Mitridate, Re Di Ponte Rebecca Evans is has her…

  • Pikovaya Dama

    Last month I attended a performance of The Queen of Spades at San Francisco Opera. The Russian operas are always very well attended here, so generally there is one each season, though surprisingly, Eugene Onegin was also given earlier in the 2004-2005 season. The production presented is owned by the Welsh National Opera, and the…