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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 5, 2002

Original language

English

Production

Decca

Cast

Gegam Grigorian,Olga Borodina,Mariinsky Orchestra,Maria Guleghina,Ludmila Filatova,Sergei Leiferkus

Director

Brian Large

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0825684