The Queen of Spades (opera)

  • Hermann, an officer (Tenor)
  • Count Tomsky (baritone )
  • Tschekalinski, Officer (Tenor)
  • Surin, Officer ( bass)
  • The Countess (mezzo- soprano)
  • Lisa, her granddaughter (soprano )
  • Polina, Lisa's friend (Alt )
  • The Governess ( Old )
  • Prince Jeletzki (baritone )
  • Tschaplizki, player (tenor )
  • Narumov, players ( bass)
  • Fixed folder (Tenor)
  • Prilepa or Chloe (soprano )
  • Milowsor or Daphnis (Alt )
  • Slatogor or Plutus (baritone )
  • Ladies, officers, soldiers, walkers, masks, players, servants, people (choir )

The Queen of Spades (Russian: Пиковая дама, Pikowaja dama) is an opera in three acts and seven scenes by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a libretto of his younger brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on the short story of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. The opera was taken on December 19, 1890 Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg for the premiere.

Action

Act I

Hermann meets the beloved of him, Lisa, who is, however, engaged to the prince Jeletzky. He wants the grandmother Lisa wrest the secret of how to win every game of cards. The grandmother was formerly called because of their passion for gambling Pique Dame.

Second Act

At a masked ball Hermann von Lisa gets the key to the room of the Countess, Lisa's grandmother. He should come to her through this room. When Hermann is the Countess in the room, he tried to snatch her ​​the secret, and finally threatened them with a gun. She dies by a heart beat. Lisa, however, is offended. It was not because of them, but came for the secret of the three cards.

Act Three

After Hermann has read a letter forgiving Lisa, the spirit of the Countess appears to him and called him three cards: three, seven, ace

At night, Lisa Hermann expected. However, the only interest in the game and rushes into a club to play Pharo. Thereupon Lisa throws into the Neva.

Hermann wins the first two games of the three and the seven. When he finally puts everything on the ace, plays only with Prince Jeletzky who has lost his Lisa Hermann. Unfortunately, the last card is the queen of spades. Hermann stabs himself.

Bass (voice type) Queen (playing card) Neva River Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart Operabase Integrated Authority File
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