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Opera Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Queen of Spades" (opera in three acts, seven scenes)
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783

Running time: 4 hours 10 minutes


Schedule for Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Queen of Spades" (opera in three acts, seven scenes) 2022

Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Stage Director: Alexander Galibin
Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva

Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

World premiere: 19 December 1890, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Russia

Libretto – M. Tchaikovsky, according to Pushkin’s novel “Queen of Spades”.
First night – December,19 1890 Saint-Petersburg

The action takes place in Saint Petersburg, at the end of 18th century.

The Performance has two intermissions

The Queen of Spades (Pikovaya dama in transliteration) is an opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer’s brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on a short story by the poet Aleksandr Pushkin.

Synopsis

Act I

Scene 1.
In a sunny, summer garden, people are strolling. Officers Surin and Chekalinsky share impressions about the strange behaviour of their friend German. He spends time in the gambling house, but does not tempt fate at all. German enters with Colonel Tomsky. German opens his soul to him, explaining that he is passionately in love, but he does not know his loved one’s name. They are joined by several officers. Prince Yeletsky tells of his upcoming marriage. "This beautiful angel has given consent to combine her destiny with mine!" German is horrified to learn that the prince’s fiancйe is the object of his passion.

The countess and her granddaughter enter. Both women are hypnotised by the sight of the unfortunate German. Tomsky tells the story of the countess who, as a young Moscow "lioness" had lost all her fortune playing the card game Faro. By bribing Count Saint-Germain with sexual favors, she learned the secret of three winning cards, and won back her fortune. She told her husband the secret, and later a handsome young man. That night, a phantom came to her and said that she would receive a mortal blow from the third one she told.

German listens to the story with great interest. Surin and Chekalinsky mockingly suggest that he find out the old woman’s secret at cards. A thunderstorm rumbles. The garden empties. Only German meets the raging elements openly. He exclaims that while he is alive, he will never let the prince have his beloved.

Scene 2.
At sunset in Liza’s room, the girls play music, trying to amuse their friend, who is sad despite her engagement to the prince. When alone, she reveals that she loves the mysterious stranger, in whose eyes she saw the fire of scorching passion. Suddenly, German appears on the balcony. He has come to see her one last time before killing himself. His ardour carries away Liza. A knock at the door interrupts him. Hiding, German is excited by the appearance of the old countess, who looks like a terrible phantom of death. Unable to hide her feelings anymore, Liza submits to German.

Act II

Scene 1.
A rich dignitary is hosting a ball. Yeletsky, disturbed by the coldness of Lisa, assures her of the immensity of his love. Chekalinsky and Surin, wearing masks, scoff at German, asking him whether he will be the third to learn the secret of the three cards. Their words spark his imagination. After the completion of the pastoral The Faithful Shepherdess, he sees the Countess. When Liza gives him the keys to her bedroom which connects to the countess’s, German thinks it is an omen. Tonight he will learn the secret of the three cards, and with it, win Liza’s hand.

Scene 2.
German hides in the bedroom of the countess. She enters. She is unhappy with the customs of the day, and with melancholy recalls the past. She falls asleep in an armchair. German reveals himself, begging her to reveal the secret of the three cards, but the countess, who has grown dumb with fright, says nothing. When German threatens her with a pistol, she dies of shock. Blaming German for the death, Liza sends him away. In this scene, the ancient French song "Vive Henri IV" as well as the beginning of Loretta’s aria from Grйtry’s Richard III is heard.

Act III

Scene 1.
German is in a barracks. He reads Liza’s letter, forgiving him, and asking him to meet her on the quay. In his imagination, he sees pictures of the old woman’s funeral. Doleful singing is heard. The phantom of Countess appears in a white funeral shroud. "Rescue Liza, marry her, and the three cards will win in succession. Remember! The three! The seven! The ace!"

Scene 2.
Liza awaits German, full of doubt. At midnight, she is finally relieved when German appears. But German, after confessing his love, is possessed with idea of using the secret of the three cards. When she refuses to go with him to the gambling house, he pushes her away and leaves. Liza, realizing that the inevitable has happened, throws herself into the river.

Scene 3.
The players are gambling in the casino. Tomsky entertains them with a playful song. German enters and wins two large stakes, betting on the three and the seven. Prince Yeletsky, looking for revenge, is the only one who will cover the third bet. Instead of the expected ace, German is dealt the queen of spades. He sees the features of the old dead woman on the card. Horrified, he shoots himself. As he dies, he asks Liza for forgiveness.

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