Tchaikovsky
The Queen of Spades
There’s passion and drama galore in Tchaikovsky’s rich setting of Pushkin’s chilling novel of obsession. Dashing Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Prince Yeletsky, engaged to Lisa (Galina Gorchakova) who is also loved by Gherman (Plácido Domingo at his most romantically impassioned). Lisa’s grandmother, the old Countess (Elisabeth Söderström) had been given the secret of winning at cards, and when Gherman tries to force it out of her at gun point, she dies of fright. After Lisa commits suicide, the old Countess’s ghost gets even with Gherman. Valery Gergiev leads a mega-watt performance.
Full SynopsisPerformance Info
Performance Date
Apr 10, 1999
Composer
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Librettist
Modest Tchaikovsky
Run Time
2 HRS 42 MIN
Chorus and Ballet