![]() When Yeletsky and the women leave, Herman is lost in thought as the other officers discuss the Countess: known as the Queen of Spades and formerly as the Muscovite Venus, due to her beauty, she succeeded at gambling in her youth by trading amorous favors for the winning formula of Count St. Herman realizes that Liza is his unknown beloved. Catching sight of Herman, the two women note they have seen him before, staring at them with frightening intensity. Yeletsky points out his fiancée, Liza, who has just appeared with her grandmother, the old Countess. Yeletsky declares his happiness while Herman, aside, curses him enviously. When Prince Yeletsky, an officer, strolls into the park, Chekalinsky congratulates him on his recent engagement. Herman appears with Tomsky, who remarks that his friend hardly seems like his old self: is anything bothering him? Herman admits he is in love with a girl above his station whose name he does not even know. They remark that another officer, Herman, seems obsessed with the gaming table but never bets, being frugal and methodical. ![]() Two officers-Tsurin and Chekalinsky-enter, the former complaining about his bad luck at gambling. Synopsis ĭuring the reign of Catherine the Great (1762–96), children are at play in Saint Petersburg's Summer Garden pretending to be soldiers. Prilepa has occasionally been double cast with Liza, although Tchaikovsky did not approve of this doubling, unlike the others. Note: The contralto roles of Milovzor and Polina and the baritone roles of Zlatogor and Tomsky can be performed by the same singers. Roles Roles, voice types, premiere casts RoleĬhorus, silent roles: Nursemaids, governesses, wet-nurses, strollers, children, gamblersĬhorus, silent roles: Cupid, Hymen, shepherds and shepherdesses 27 December 1972, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, first performance in its original Russian language (This was the first performance by the Metropolitan Opera of a Russian opera in its original language.)., London, first performance in England (in Russian) starring Vladimir Rosing.5 March 1910, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, first performance in the USA (in German), conducted by Gustav Mahler.1904, Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre, conducted by Sergei Rachmaninoff.1902, first performance in Vienna, Vienna State Opera, conducted by Gustav Mahler.11 or 12 October 1892, Prague, first performance outside Russia conducted by Adolf Čech in the presence of the composer (sung in Czech, trans.Balletmasters: Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov.Scene Designers: Karl Valts (Waltz), Lebedev.Scene Designers: Vasilyev, Yanov, Levot, Ivanov, Andreyev.Place: Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg.Tchaikovsky was extremely pleased with his effort. The Bolshoi Theatre premiere took place the following year. The opera was just as successful at the Kyiv premiere twelve days later. have made true miracles." The premiere's success was tremendous. Tchaikovsky later wrote, "Figner and the Saint Petersburg orchestra. The composer himself took part in the preparation of the Saint Petersburg premiere. ![]() His wife Medea Mei-Figner played the role of Liza. The part was written with the notable Russian tenor Nikolay Figner in mind, and he performed it at the premiere. This requires great skill and endurance by the performer. Herman, the lead character, sings in all seven scenes. While composing the music, Tchaikovsky edited the libretto significantly, changing some of the text and adding his own lyrics to two arias. The changes can be found in the proof sheets and inserts for the first and second editions of the printed version of the score. Later, working with the tenor who was to perform the lead character, he created two versions of Herman's aria in the seventh scene, using different keys. ![]() He completed the full score in Florence in only 44 days. Toward the end of that year, he met with the theatre's managers to discuss the material and sketch out some of the scenes. After first turning it down, Tchaikovsky accepted it in 1889. The Imperial Theatre offered Tchaikovsky a commission to write an opera based on the plot sketch by Ivan Vsevolozhsky in 1887/88. The premiere took place in 1890 at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. 68 ( Russian: Пиковая дама, Pikovaya dama listen i, French: La Dame de Pique) is an opera in three acts (seven scenes) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on the 1834 novella of the same name by Alexander Pushkin, but with a dramatically altered plot.
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