Pique Dame

Pique Dame — Plot

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.

• Release date
• June 29, 1992
• Runtime
• 169 min
• Genres
• Music
• Director
• Graham Vick

Pique Dame — Cast

Y

Yuri Marusin Herman

N

Nancy Gustafson Liza Marie-Ange Todorovitch Polina / Daphnis

D

Dimitri Kharitonov Prince Yeletsky

S

Sergei Leiferkus Count Tomsky Felicity Palmer Countess

A

Andrew Slater Surin Christopher Thornton-Holmes Narumov