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The Queen of Spades
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The Queen of Spades

P. I. Tchaikovsky
Opera
12+
Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre
4 hours

Opera in three acts, seven scenes

Libretto by Tchaikovsky and his brother Modest, based on Pushkin’s story

The opera was written in 1890. This version was first performed in Perm in 1997.

The impoverished officer Herman, obsessed by wealth, is in love with Liza, the granddaughter of an old countess who scintillated at the French court half a century ago. The countess once had an affair with Count St. Germain, who, in return for her favours, had divulged the secret of a winning combination of three cards at faro. Herman convinces himself that the countess’s secret will help him to get rich and win Liza. He becomes obsessed with the society anecdote; it leads to the death of the countess, Liza’s suicide, and eventually Herman’s madness and suicide. Tchaikovsky added a touch of melodrama to Pushkin’s story: in the original, Herman does not shoot himself, but is confined in a madhouse, and Liza marries another man.

Eighteenth-century St. Petersburg, where the action of the opera takes place, provides numerous opportunities for the creation of eye-catching scenery, and set designer Yury Kharikov has made full use of them.

Age category: 12+

Performers

Sergey Polyakov

Hermann

Rauf Timergazin

Count Tomsky

Eduard Morozov

Prince Yeletsky, Zlatogor

Sergei Kostarev

Chekalinsky

Timofey Pavlenko

Surin

Chaplitsky and the Manager

Narumov

Countess

Irina Moreva

Lisa

Ekaterina Bachuk

Paulina, Milovzor

Tatiana Kaminskaya

The Monitress

Irina Baikova

Masha, Prilepa

Stage Directors

Musical Director and Conductor

Conductor

Vladislavs Nastavševs

Director, set designer

Maya Mayer

Costume Designer

Konstantin Binkin

Lighting Designer

Ekaterina Antonenko

Choirmaster-director

Daniil Zhurilov

Chorus Master

Dmitry Renansky

Playwright

Tatiana Poluektova

Assistant Director

Anita Polikarpova

French language coach

October 14, Mon 19:00–23:00
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