Name: Pique Dame
Start: 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Semperoper

Organization

Mezzo-soprano

Elena Zhidkova

Countess

Choreographer

Michael Tucker

Conductor

Mikahail Tatarnikov

Stage director

Andreas Dresen

Mitarbeit Regie

Frauke Mayer

Set designer

Mathias Fischer-Dieskau

Costume designer

Judith Adam

Lighting designer

Fabio Antoci

Chorus master

André Kellinghaus

Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch

Dramaturge

Benedikt Stampfli

Tenor

Sergey Polyakov

Herman

Baritone

John Lundgren

Count Tomsky

Christoph Pohl

Prince Yeletsky

Aleksander Kravets

Chekalinsky

Bass

Martin-Jan Nijhof

Surin

Timothy Oliver

Chaplitsky

Master of Ceremonies

Soprano

Vida Mikneviciute

Lisa

contralto

Michal Doron

Polina

Sabine Brohm

Governess

Elena Guseva

Ofeliya Pogosyan

Masha

Semperoper Dresden

Others

Kinderchor der Semperoper Dresden

Orchestra

Staatskapelle Dresden

Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden

Russian

Pique Dame

Dresden

Germany

Semperoper

Pique Dame: Pikovaya Dama Tchaikovsky, P. I.

Public

The Queen of Spades

English

German

Approved

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

Oboist

hornist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Harper

Saxophonist

Trombonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Librettist

Dancer

Actor

Video designer

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Illustrator

Extra

Singer

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Contralto

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky zeigt in »Pique Dame« schonungslos Hermanns inneren Konflikt zwischen seiner bedingungslosen Liebe zu Lisa und seiner manischen Spielsucht, womit er hofft, Reichtum zu erlangen und gesellschaftliche Schranken zu durchbrechen. Musikalisch und dramaturgisch erinnert »Pique Dame«, uraufgeführt 1890 in St. Petersburg, dabei an die Grand Opéra: Pompöse Bilder, wie der St. Petersburger Sommergarten, mit groß angelegten Chorszenen treffen auf ein psychologisches Kammerspiel der Protagonist*innen. So wie bereits Tschaikowskys erste Puschkin-Vertonung »Eugen Onegin« war auch seine vorletzte Oper »Pique Dame« nach der gleichnamigen Erzählung von Alexander Puschkin ein großer Erfolg. Tschaikowski schrieb dazu: »Entweder befinde ich mich in einem schrecklichen Irrtum, oder »Pique Dame« ist wirklich mein Chef d'œuvre«. In der Semperoper gab es von dieser Oper bisher in den Jahren 1929 und 1947 Neuproduktionen. Für die aktuelle Inszenierung zeichnet der renommierte Film- und Opernregisseur Andreas Dresen, der das erste Mal an der Semperoper inszenieren wird, verantwortlich

Alle Besetzungen
Musikalische Leitung  Mikhail Tatarnikov
Inszenierung  Andreas Dresen
Mitarbeit Regie  Frauke Meyer
Bühnenbild  Mathias Fischer-Dieskau
Kostüme  Judith Adam
Licht  Fabio Antoci
Choreografie  Michael Tucker
Chor  André Kellinghaus
Kinderchor  Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
Dramaturgie  Benedikt Stampfli
 
Hermann  Sergey Polyakov
Graf Tomskij  John Lundgren
Fürst Jelezkij  Christoph Pohl (29. September, 01. Oktober, 12., 19. November 2023), Alexey Markov(06., 10. Oktober 2023)
Čekalinskij  Alexander Kravets
Surin  Martin-Jan Nijhof
Čaplitzkij  Timothy Oliver
Zeremonienmeister  Alexander Kravets
Gräfin  Elena Zhidkova (29. September, 06., 10. Oktober 2023), Evelyn Herlitzius(01. Oktober, 12., 19. November 2023)
Lisa  Vida Miknevičiūtė (29. September, 01., 10. Oktober 2023), Elena Guseva(06. Oktober, 12., 19. November 2023)
Pauline  Michal Doron
Gouvernante  Sabine Brohm

Deutsch

In »The Queen of Spades« (»Pique Dame«), Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky is unsparing in his depiction of Hermann’s inner conflict between his unconditional love for Lisa and his manic addiction to gambling, with which he hopes to become rich and gain acceptance into the upper echelons of society. First performed in St. Petersburg in 1890, the opera is both musically and dramaturgically reminiscent of grand opéra due to its monumental scenes such as the St. Petersburg summer garden; the large-scale choral scenes are, however, contrasted with the intimate psychological drama of the protagonists. Just like Tchaikovsky’s first Pushkin setting »Eugene Onegin«, his penultimate opera »Pique Dame«, based on the story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin, was a smash hit. As Tchaikovsky noted: »Perhaps I am completely mistaken, but I believe »Pique Dame« to be my chef d’œuvre«. The opera, which has previously been performed in Dresden’s opera house in 1929 and 1947, will be staged by the renowned film and opera director Andreas Dresen in his very first production for the Semperoper.

Pique Dame by Tchaikovsky, P. I., From (2023/2023), Directed by Andreas Dresen,, Conductor Mikahail Tatarnikov, Semperoper, Dresden, Germany

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