Lisa in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades

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Lisa in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades is the tragic young heroine of the opera, torn between love and duty amid a dark tale of obsession and fate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera character
soprano role
appearsIn Pikovaya dama NERFINISHED
Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades NERFINISHED
The Queen of Spades NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme duty
fate
gambling
love
obsession
suicide
basedOn The Queen of Spades (short story) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy Alexander Pushkin NERFINISHED
characterTrait dutiful
melancholic
romantic
sensitive
conflict love versus social obligation
loyalty to Countess versus passion for Hermann
countryOfOriginOfWork Russia NERFINISHED
creator Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED
diesIn The Queen of Spades NERFINISHED
engagedTo Prince Yeletsky NERFINISHED
genreOfWork tragic heroine
inLoveWith Hermann NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Russian
librettistOfWork Modest Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath suicide by drowning
narrativeFunction moral counterpoint to gambling mania
victim of Hermann's obsession
notableAria "Akh, istomilas ya gorem"
notableScene Neva embankment scene
operaActAppearance Act I NERFINISHED
Act II
Act III
operaComposer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED
relative Countess
relativeType granddaughter
roleInWork female protagonist
settingOfStory Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfFiction late 18th century
vocalType lyric soprano
workForm opera in three acts
workPremiereDate 1890
workPremierePlace Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED

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Galina Vishnevskaya notableRole Lisa in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades