Pique Dame

Pique Dame

169 mins | Music | June 29, 1992

Filmed at the 1992 Glyndebourne Festival in Lewes, England, this production won unanimous critical acclaim for its innovative interpretation of Tchaikovsky's opera "Pique Dame" ("Queen of Spades"). Although sung in Russian, the production features English sopranos Felicity Palmer as the old countess and Nancy Gustafson as Lisa. Russian tenors Dimitri Kharitonov, Sergei Leiferkus and Yuri Marusin co-star.

Pique Dame

169 mins | Music | June 29, 1992

Pique Dame
Filmed at the 1992 Glyndebourne Festival in Lewes, England, this production won unanimous critical acclaim for its innovative interpretation of Tchaikovsky's opera "Pique Dame" ("Queen of Spades"). Although sung in Russian, the production features English sopranos Felicity Palmer as the old countess and Nancy Gustafson as Lisa. Russian tenors Dimitri Kharitonov, Sergei Leiferkus and Yuri Marusin co-star.
Producers
Original title Pique Dame
Directors Graham Vick, Peter Maniura
Writers Modest Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alexander Pushkin

Cast

Yuri Marusin

as Herman

Nancy Gustafson

as Liza

Marie-Ange Todorovitch

as Polina / Daphnis

Dimitri Kharitonov

as Prince Yeletsky

Sergei Leiferkus

as Count Tomsky

Felicity Palmer

as Countess

Andrew Slater

as Surin

Graeme Matheson-Bruce

as Tchekalinsky

Robert Burt

as Tchaplitsky

Rachael Tovey

as Liza's maid

Enid Hartle

as Governess

Anne Dawson

as Chloë

Geoffrey Pogson

as Master of Ceremonies