Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades

Overview

The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 (Russian: Пиковая дама, Pikovaya dama, French: Pique Dame) is an opera in 3 acts (7 scenes) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on a short story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin, but the plot was very changed. The premiere took place in 1890 in St. Petersburg (at the Mariinsky Theatre), Russia.

Cast

Gegam Grigorian

Herman

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Sergei Leiferkus

Conde Tomsky

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Ludmila Filatova

Condesa

Maria Guleghina

Lisa

Olga Borodina

Paulina

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Mariinsky Orchestra