The Queen of Spades

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The Queen of Spades is an opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s novella about obsession, gambling, and fate.

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instanceOf lyric opera
opera
adaptationOf The Queen of Spades (Pushkin story)
basedOn The Queen of Spades (novella)
linked to: The Queen of Spades
basedOnAuthor Alexander Pushkin
catalogueNumber Op. 68
characterRole Hermann is a poor officer obsessed with learning a secret winning card formula
Liza is the Countess’s ward and Hermann’s love interest
linked to: Liza

The Countess is an old noblewoman who knows a legendary three-card secret
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
compositionEndYear 1890
compositionStartYear 1889
differenceFromSource libretto alters Pushkin’s plot and character motivations
firstPublisher Jurgenson
genre Russian opera
romantic opera
language Russian
librettist Modest Tchaikovsky
mainCharacter Countess
Hermann
Liza
musicalStyle late Romantic
notableAria “Ya imeni yeyo ne znayu” (Hermann’s aria)
notableNumber Liza’s Act III aria at the canal
notableRecording recordings by leading Russian and international opera companies
numberOfActs 3
operaNumberInOeuvre Tchaikovsky’s seventh completed opera
orchestration full romantic orchestra
originalTitle Пиковая дама
linked to: The Queen of Spades
originalTitleLanguage Russian
placeOfComposition Russia
premiereCity Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg
premiereCountry Russian Empire
premiereDate 1890-12-19
premierePlace Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg
linked to: Mariinsky Theatre
publisherLocation Moscow
setting Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg
settingPeriod late 18th century
significance key work in the Russian operatic repertoire
one of Tchaikovsky’s major operas
structure three acts and seven scenes
theme fate
gambling
obsession
supernatural
unrequited love
typicalPerformanceDuration about 3 hours
vocalForces soloists, chorus, and orchestra

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky notableWork The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades basedOn The Queen of Spades (novella)
subject linked to: opera "The Queen of Spades"
linked to: The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades originalTitle Пиковая дама
subject linked to: opera "The Queen of Spades"
linked to: The Queen of Spades
Two Cities Films produced The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades basedOn The Queen of Spades (novella)
linked to: The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades originalTitle Пиковая дама
linked to: The Queen of Spades
Edith Evans notableWork The Queen of Spades
Otto Heller notableWork The Queen of Spades
Otto Heller workedOn The Queen of Spades