Principal Arias and Numbers
Act 1
- Aria: "I don't even know her name" «Я имени ее не знаю»(Ya imyeni yeyo nye znayu) (Herman)
- Aria: "Once in Versailles (Three Cards)" «Однажды в Версале (Три Карты)» (Odnazhdï v Versalye) (Tomsky)
- Arioso: "Why these tears" «Откуда эти слëзы» (Otkuda eti slyozï) (Liza)
- Aria: "Forgive me, celestial creature" «Прости, небесное созданье» (Prosti, nyebesnoye sozdanye) (Herman)
Act 2
- Aria: "I love you beyond measure" «Я вас люблю» (Ya vas lyublyu) (Yeletsky)
- Aria: "Je crains de lui parler la nuit" (in French) (Countess)
Act 3
- Arioso: "I am worn out by grief" «Ax! истoмилacь я гopeм» (Akh! istomilas ya goryem) (Liza)
- Song: "If pretty girls could fly like birds" «Если б милые девицы» (Yesli b milïye dyevitsï) (Tomsky)
- Aria: "What is our life? A game!" «Что наша жизнь? Игра!» (Shto nasha zhizn? Igra!) (Herman)
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