Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades,” an opera in three acts, will be performed by West Bay Opera for two weekends, opening Friday, Feb. 16, at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto.
Directed by David F. Ostwald, the opera will be performed at 8 p.m. Feb. 16, 17, 23 and 24; and 2 p.m. on two Sundays, Feb. 18 and 25.
The opera tells the story of a penniless man in love with an aristocratic woman. It will be sung in Russian, with English supertitles.
The lead singers include Daniel Cardwell and Adam Flowers, alternating as Gherman; John P. Minagro and Igor Vieira, alternating as Count Tomsky; Jason Detwiler and Torlef Borsting, alternating as Prince Yeletsky; Elena Yakoubovsky and Alaine Rodin, alternating as Liza; and Raeeka Shehabi-Yaghmai and Kathleen Moss, alternating as Polina.
Ernest Fredric Knell conducts the orchestra. The cast includes the children’s chorus, Cantabile Youth Singers.
For ticket information and reservations, call the box office at 424-9999; or e-mail BoxOffice@WBOpera.org.
For more information, log on at wbopera.org.
