opera "The Queen of Spades"

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"The Queen of Spades" is a Russian opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s novella about obsession, gambling, and fate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lyric opera
opera
adaptationOf Pushkin’s short story The Queen of Spades
basedOn The Queen of Spades
surface form: The Queen of Spades (novella)
basedOnAuthor Alexander Pushkin
catalogueNumber TH 10
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
countryOfOrigin Russia
dateOfCompletion 1890
differenceFromSource altered ending emphasizing tragedy
expanded love story between Hermann and Liza
firstPerformanceConductor Eduard Nápravník
frequentlyPerformedAt Bolshoi Theatre
Mariinsky Theatre
genre Russian opera
influenced 20th-century Russian opera repertoire
language Russian
librettist Modest Tchaikovsky
notableAria Ya imeni yeyo ne znayu (Hermann’s aria)
notableNumber Liza’s aria in Act III
notableRecording recordings by Bolshoi Theatre forces
recordings by Mariinsky Theatre forces
numberOfActs 3
opusNumber Op. 68
orchestration full symphony orchestra
originalTitle The Queen of Spades
surface form: Пиковая дама
placeInComposerOutput one of Tchaikovsky’s late operas
premiereCity St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
premiereCountry Russian Empire
premiereDate 1890-12-19
premierePlace Mariinsky Theatre
principalCharacter Countess
Hermann
Liza Elliott
surface form: Liza

Prince Yeletsky
Tomsky
publisher Jurgenson
settingLocation St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
settingPeriod late 18th century
structure 7 scenes
style late Romantic
subject gambling for a secret winning card formula
psychological deterioration of the protagonist
theme fate
gambling
obsession
vocalForces children’s chorus
mixed chorus
solo voices
yearOfPremiere 1890

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Bolshoi Theatre notableWorkPerformed opera "The Queen of Spades"
Alexander Pushkin notableWork opera "The Queen of Spades"
this entity surface form: The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades adaptationOf opera "The Queen of Spades"
this entity surface form: The Queen of Spades (Pushkin story)
Ivan Vsevolozhsky notableWork opera "The Queen of Spades"
this entity surface form: The Queen of Spades (opera production)