Overview
Filmed at the 1992 Glyndebourne Festival in Lewes, England, this production won unanimous critical acclaim for its innovative interpretation of Tchaikovsky's opera "Pique Dame" ("Queen of Spades"). Although sung in Russian, the production features English sopranos Felicity Palmer as the old countess and Nancy Gustafson as Lisa. Russian tenors Dimitri Kharitonov, Sergei Leiferkus and Yuri Marusin co-star.
Ratings
TMDB
8/10
Key crew
- Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyWriter
- Modest TchaikovskyWriter
- Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyOriginal Music Composer
- Graham VickDirector
- Peter ManiuraDirector
Cast
- Yuri MarusinHerman
- Nancy GustafsonLiza
- Marie-Ange TodorovitchPolina / Daphnis
- Dimitri KharitonovPrince Yeletsky
- Sergei LeiferkusCount Tomsky
- Felicity PalmerCountess
- Andrew SlaterSurin
- Christopher Thornton-HolmesNarumov
- Graeme Matheson-BruceTchekalinsky
- Robert BurtTchaplitsky
- Rachael ToveyLiza's maid
- Enid HartleGoverness
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Themes
opera live performance