Queen of Spades

the Queen of Spades

in 6 flicks

The opera begins with Nannies in the park

Hermann is in love with a girl whose name he doesn't know

His friends tell him she is called Lisa and is engaged to Prince Yeletsky

His friends also tell him that her grandmother (the old Countess) knows which 3 cards guarantee a win

Hermann climbs onto Lisa's balcony - they are fatally attracted - she tells him to go ..

At the ball, Lisa asks Hermann to come to her room later

a ball) (Every Ru ssian opera needs

That night Herm ann creeps up to Lisa's room

But to get there, he must pass through the Countess's room

He hopes to extract the secret of the 3 cards from the old lady

His appearance terrifies her ... and she dies Lisa is appalled and leaves him

SO M E TI M E L AT E R The ghost of the Countess appears at Hermann's window and discloses the 3 cards

Herm an n and Lisa arrange to meet but his obsession with the cards trau matises her

Lisa drowns herself in the canal

Hermann bets on three . . . he wins seven . . . he wins

h is H e pl ay s E fin al AC u r is h o l f a h t wi

Her man n is rui ned