Note that Tchaikovsky wrote ten operas--Queen of Spades, Eugene Onyegin, and Iolanta come to mind. Aaron J. Rabushka [log in to unmask] http://www.cowtown.net/users/arabushk/ [He wrote eleven complete operas. From the Tchaikovsky works list by Brett Langston accessible via Classical Net: The Voyevoda, Op. 3 (1867-68) Undina (1869) The Oprichnik (1870-72) Vakula the Smith, Op. 14 (1874) Eugene Onegin, Op. 24 (1877-78) The Maid of Orleans (1878-79) Mazepa (1881-83) Cherevichki (1885) The Enchantress (1885-87) The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 (1890) Iolanta, Op. 69 (1891) There's also a description of each and an interesting list of opera projects he considered or started. -Dave]