Filmed at the 1992 Glyndebourne Festival in Lewes, England, this production won unanimous critical acclaim for its innovative interpretation of Tchaikovsky's opera "Pique Dame" ("Queen of Spades"). Although sung in Russian, the production features English sopranos Felicity Palmer as the old countess and Nancy Gustafson as Lisa. Russian tenors Dimitri Kharitonov, Sergei Leiferkus and Yuri Marusin co-star.
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Yuri Marusin
Herman
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Nancy Gustafson
Liza
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Marie-Ange Todorovitch
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Dimitri Kharitonov
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Sergei Leiferkus
Count Tomsky
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Felicity Palmer
Countess
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Andrew Slater
Surin
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Christopher Thornton-Holmes
Narumov
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Graeme Matheson-Bruce
Tchekalinsky
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Robert Burt
Tchaplitsky
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Manon Lescaut
Rachael Tovey
Liza's maid
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Enid Hartle
Governess
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Peter Maniura Director · Graham Vick Director Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Writer
First release June 29, 1992 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 29, 1992
Premiere · Live performance
No release date listed for United States.
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