Tchaikovsky, Peter: The Queen of Spades (Original edition) (Pique Dame) op. 68 (1890) 163'
Opera in three acts
Music Text
Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky and the composer after the novel by Alexander Pushkin; original German version by Max Kalbeck; new German version by Rolf Lauckner; English version by Rosa Newmarch (R,G,E)
Scoring
3S,2M,2A,4T,3Bar,2B; chorus; ballet; 3.2(II=corA).2(bcl).0-4.2.3.1-timp.perc(1)-harp-pft-strings
Cyrillic vocal material with German phonetic notation available upon request
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
12/19/1890
Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg
unknown
Recommended Recording
Gegam Grigorian/Maria Guleghina/Irina Arkhipova/Olga Borodina/Nikolai Putilin/Vladimir Chernov/Vladimir Solodovnikov/Sergei Alexashkin/Evgeni Boitsov/Nikolai Gassiev/Gennadi Bezzubenkov/Ludmila Filatova/Tatiana Filimoniva/Kirov Opera/Valery Gergiev
Philips 438 141-2
Opera in three acts
Music Text
Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky and the composer after the novel by Alexander Pushkin; original German version by Max Kalbeck; new German version by Rolf Lauckner; English version by Rosa Newmarch (R,G,E)
Scoring
3S,2M,2A,4T,3Bar,2B; chorus; ballet; 3.2(II=corA).2(bcl).0-4.2.3.1-timp.perc(1)-harp-pft-strings
Cyrillic vocal material with German phonetic notation available upon request
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
12/19/1890
Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg
unknown
Recommended Recording
Gegam Grigorian/Maria Guleghina/Irina Arkhipova/Olga Borodina/Nikolai Putilin/Vladimir Chernov/Vladimir Solodovnikov/Sergei Alexashkin/Evgeni Boitsov/Nikolai Gassiev/Gennadi Bezzubenkov/Ludmila Filatova/Tatiana Filimoniva/Kirov Opera/Valery Gergiev
Philips 438 141-2
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