很很久以前，有一位女高音歌唱家用她的年轻美貌和完美的歌声征服了全世界，而如今只剩下那段传奇与她相伴。她已多年不表演，也不再出现在她曾经叱咤风云的上流社交场合。这个曾经惊艳世界的疯狂女人如今想要在事业上再次凯旋。她用尽所有伎俩，不择手段地来达成她的野心。而一个野心勃勃的年轻男歌剧演员成了她的牺牲品……

很很久以前，有一位女高音歌唱家用她的年轻美貌和完美的歌声征服了全世界，而如今只剩下那段传奇与她相伴。她已多年不表演，也不再出现在她曾经叱咤风云的上流社交场合。这个曾经惊艳世界的疯狂女人如今想要在事业上再次凯旋。她用尽所有伎俩，不择手段地来达成她的野心。而一个野心勃勃的年轻男歌剧演员成了她的牺牲品……

While hosting a game of cards one night, Narumov tells his friends a story about his grandmother, a Countess. As a young woman, she had once incurred an enormous gambling debt, which she was able to erase by learning a secret that guaranteed that she could win by playing her cards in a certain order. One of Narumov's friends, German, has never gambled, but he is intrigued by the story about the Countess and her secret. He soon becomes obsessed with learning this secret from her, and he starts by courting her young ward Lizaveta, hoping to use her to gain access to the Countess.

While hosting a game of cards one night, Narumov tells his friends a story about his grandmother, a Countess. As a young woman, she had once incurred an enormous gambling debt, which she was able to erase by learning a secret that guaranteed that she could win by playing her cards in a certain order. One of Narumov's friends, German, has never gambled, but he is intrigued by the story about the Countess and her secret. He soon becomes obsessed with learning this secret from her, and he starts by courting her young ward Lizaveta, hoping to use her to gain access to the Countess.

十八世纪末的圣彼得堡，下级军士盖尔曼爱上了贵族女子丽莎，却因为阶级的距离求而不得。他听说丽莎的祖母、伯爵夫人有三张神秘的纸牌，让她在赌局上常胜不败，便想探求其中的秘密以期改变自己的命运，赢得爱人的青睐。 　　歌剧《黑桃皇后》，由柴可夫斯基改编自普希金的短篇小说，是这位俄罗斯伟大作曲家的晚期代表作。歌剧中塑造了一个经典的赌徒形象，从另一面反映了俄国社会的阴暗面，为了金钱不惧一切的以身犯险。普希金为丽莎安排了幸福的结局，柴可夫斯基却在歌剧中给她一场悲剧，让人们在少女的死亡中直面现实。盖尔曼最后唱到：“什么是生活？一场赌博而已！不论好坏，全是梦幻！” 　　挪威歌剧导演斯特凡·赫海姆壮观的制作，呈现出柴可夫斯基音乐中的变化多端，十八世纪的俄国贵族生活，伯爵夫人手中三张神秘的纸牌，深沉的悲剧和空灵的圣歌。此番上演，英国皇家歌剧院邀请了一众实力派歌唱家，共同演绎这场三张扑克牌引起的悲剧。

十八世纪末的圣彼得堡，下级军士盖尔曼爱上了贵族女子丽莎，却因为阶级的距离求而不得。他听说丽莎的祖母、伯爵夫人有三张神秘的纸牌，让她在赌局上常胜不败，便想探求其中的秘密以期改变自己的命运，赢得爱人的青睐。 　　歌剧《黑桃皇后》，由柴可夫斯基改编自普希金的短篇小说，是这位俄罗斯伟大作曲家的晚期代表作。歌剧中塑造了一个经典的赌徒形象，从另一面反映了俄国社会的阴暗面，为了金钱不惧一切的以身犯险。普希金为丽莎安排了幸福的结局，柴可夫斯基却在歌剧中给她一场悲剧，让人们在少女的死亡中直面现实。盖尔曼最后唱到：“什么是生活？一场赌博而已！不论好坏，全是梦幻！” 　　挪威歌剧导演斯特凡·赫海姆壮观的制作，呈现出柴可夫斯基音乐中的变化多端，十八世纪的俄国贵族生活，伯爵夫人手中三张神秘的纸牌，深沉的悲剧和空灵的圣歌。此番上演，英国皇家歌剧院邀请了一众实力派歌唱家，共同演绎这场三张扑克牌引起的悲剧。

伟大的俄国诗人亚历山大·普希金的生平传记，涵盖了校园生活到决斗殒命的诸多事件。

根据传说，一个被称为黑桃皇后的不祥的实体可以通过进行一种古老的仪式来召唤。