The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades (??????? ???? in Russian, Pikovaya dama in transliteration) is an opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on a short story by the poet Aleksandr Pushkin. First performance: Maryinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, 19 December,1890.
Characters
- Principal roles
- Hermann - tenor
- Countess - mezzo-soprano
- Lisa, her granddaughter - soprano
- Minor roles
- Count Tomsky - baritone
- Prince Yeletsky - baritone
- Chekalinsky - tenor
- Surin - bass
- Chaplitsky - tenor
- Master of Ceremonies - tenor
- Pauline, Lisa?s confidante - contralto
- Governess - mezzo-soprano
- Chloë - soprano
- Other
- Narumov - bass
- Masha, Lisa?s maid - soprano
- Nursemaids, governesses, strollers, children, gamblers - chorus
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Characters |
| ► | History |
| ► | Noted arias |
| ► | Synopsis |
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