Die Pik-Dame - Schedule, Program & Tickets

The most ambitious opera by Tchaikovsky is treated in the staging of Stefan Herheim with stars like Eva-Maria Westbroek, Felicity Palmer and Aleksandrs Antonenko.

Tchaikovsky began work on the queen of spades in 1889. It was based on a short story by Alexander Pushkin, one of his favorite writers. He and his brother Modest (his co-librettist) dramatically changed Pushkin's conspiracy and turned Gherman from a cynical opportunist into a passionate lover and Liza into a tragic figure. Tchaikovsky put a lot into the world premiere of the opera at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg in 1890 and was enthusiastic about his success.

The Queen of Spades is one of Tchaikovsky's most impressive and varied scores. It includes great choirs, intimate arias and duets (such as Liza and Gherman's passionate act I Love Duet), a masquerade paying tribute to Mozart, and a frightening supernatural episode. Stefan Herheim's spectacular staging places Tschaikowsky himself at the center of the action and questions the question of the nature of creativity and the parallels between life and art.

conductor
Antonio Pappano
Gherman
Aleksandr Antonenko
Prince Yeletsky
Vladimir Stoyanov
Liza
Eva-Maria Westbroek
countess
Felicity Palmer
Count Tomsky
John Lundgren
Chekalinsky
Alexander Kravets
Paulina
Anna Goryachova
Surin
Tigran Martirossian
governess
Louise Winter
majordomo
Harry Nicoll
Prilepa
Jacquelyn Stucker
Chaplitsky
Konu Kim
Narumov
Michael Mofidian
Choir
Royal Opera Choir
concertmaster
Sergey Levitin
orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Subject to change.