Violetta Lomakina as Young Countess in a scene from the opera The Queen of Spades staged by director Yury Aleksandrov as part of the Epiphany Festival opening at the New Opera theater.

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Sergey Polyakov, left, as Herman and Ilya Kuzmin as Prince Eletsky in a scene from the opera "Queen of Spades" by director Yuri Alexandrov at the opening of the Epiphany festival in the New Opera theater.

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A scene from the opera "Queen of Spades" by director Yuri Alexandrov at the opening of the Epiphany festival in the New Opera theater.

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Marina Nerabeeva, left, as Lisa and Yelena Mitrakova as the maid in a scene from the opera "Queen of Spades" by director Yuri Alexandrov at the opening of the Epiphany festival in the New Opera theater.

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Sergei Polyakov as Herman and Marina Nerabeyeva as Liza in a scene from the opera The Queen of Spades staged by director Yury Aleksandrov as part of the Epiphany Festival opening at the New Opera theater.

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Sergei Polyakov as Herman and Marina Nerabeyeva as Liza in a scene from the opera The Queen of Spades staged by director Yury Aleksandrov as part of the Epiphany Festival opening at the New Opera theater.

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Marina Nerabeyeva as Liza in a scene from the opera The Queen of Spades staged by director Yury Aleksandrov as part of the Epiphany Festival opening at the New Opera theater.

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Sergei Polyakov as Herman and Violetta Lomakina as the young Countess in a scene from the opera "Queen of Spades" by director Yuri Alexandrov at the opening of the Epiphany festival in the New Opera theater.

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From left: Maxim Ostroukhov as Chekalinsky, Sergei Polyakov as Herman and Andrei Fetisov in the role of Surin in a scene from the opera "Queen of Spades" by director Yuri Alexandrov at the opening of the Epiphany festival in the New Opera theater.

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A scene from the opera The Queen of Spades staged by director Yury Aleksandrov as part of the Epiphany Festival opening at the New Opera theater.

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Sergei Polyakov plays the role of Herman in a scene from the opera "Queen of Spades" by director Yuri Alexandrov at the opening of the Epiphany festival in the New Opera theater.

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A scene from the opera The Queen of Spades staged by director Yury Aleksandrov as part of the Epiphany Festival opening at the New Opera theater.

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Andrei Fetisov as Surin in a scene from the opera The Queen of Spades staged by director Yury Aleksandrov as part of the Epiphany Festival opening at the New Opera theater.

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A scene from the opera "Queen of Spades" by director Yuri Alexandrov at the opening of the Epiphany festival in the New Opera theater.

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Evgeny Moiseyev in the role of Stalin in a scene from the opera "Queen of Spades" by director Yuri Alexandrov at the opening of the Epiphany festival in the New Opera theater.

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Sergei Polyakov as Herman and Marina Nerabeeva as Lisa in a scene from the opera "Queen of Spades" by director Yuri Alexandrov at the opening of the Epiphany festival in the New Opera theater.

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Evgeny Moiseyev in the role of Stalin and Marina Nerabeeva as Lisa in a scene from the opera "Queen of Spades" by director Yuri Alexandrov at the opening of the Epiphany festival in the New Opera theater.

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Marina Nerabeeva as Lisa in a scene from the opera "Queen of Spades" by director Yuri Alexandrov at the opening of the Epiphany festival in the New Opera theater.

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Sergei Polyakov as Herman and Marina Nerabeeva as Lisa in a scene from the opera "Queen of Spades" by director Yuri Alexandrov at the opening of the Epiphany festival in the New Opera theater.

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Agunda Kulaeva plays the role of the Countess in a scene from the opera "Queen of Spades" by director Yuri Alexandrov at the opening of the Epiphany festival in the New Opera theater.

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