The Royal Opera's LA TRAVIATA And THE QUEEN OF SPADES Screen In US Cinemas In March 2019

The Royal Opera's productions of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades and Verdi's best-loved opera La traviata will screen in US cinemas in March 2019. The productions are filmed from the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden.

The Queen of Spades tells the story of Gherman (Aleksandrs Antonenko), a penniless soldier obsessed by both gambling and the beautiful Liza (Eva-Maria Westbroek). After Gherman tries to discover a winning card trick from Liza's grandmother the Countess (Felicity Palmer), and she dies of fright, his obsession turns into madness. Stefan Herheim's inventive production places Tchaikovsky himself at the heart of the action. The Queen of Spades features some of Tchaikovsky's most beautiful music, with grand choruses, intimate arias and impassioned duets. Antonio Pappano conducts.

La traviata features a star cast including Royal Opera favourite Plácido Domingo. The opera tells the story of the Parisian courtesan Violetta (Ermonela Jaho) and her tragic love affair with Alfredo Germont (Charles Castronovo). Their romantic idyll in the countryside ends abruptly when Alfredo's father Giorgio (Domingo), shocked by their scandalous liaison, persuades Violetta to leave Alfredo for the good of his family - even though he knows Violetta is seriously ill. A distraught Alfredo finally learns the truth when Violetta is on her death bed. The opera contains some of Verdi's most inspired arias including Violetta's 'Sempre libera' and 'Addio del passato'. Antonello Manacorda makes his Royal Opera debut as conductor.

The Queen of Spades will screen in major markets on March 12, 2019. La traviata will screen in major markets on March 19, 2019. Further details on dates and venues are available here: https://rohcinematickets.com.

The Royal Opera House cinema broadcasts offer audiences the best seats in the house, and include exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and detailed close-ups of performers. In 2017/18 more than one million people globally saw a production of world-class opera or ballet from the Royal Opera House at one of more than 1,500 cinemas in 51 countries.

The Queen of Spades will be sung in Russian and La traviata will be sung in Italian, both with English surtitles.

The Royal Opera's The Queen of Spades lasts approximately three hours and 30 minutes including one interval. La traviata lasts 3 hours and 20 minutes including two intervals.

Further details on dates and venues are available here: https://rohcinematickets.com.

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