Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Yuri Marusin

Nancy Gustafson

Marie-Ange Todorovitch

Dimitri Kharitonov

Sergei Leiferkus

Felicity Palmer

Andrew Slater

Christopher Thornton-Holmes

Graeme Matheson-Bruce

Robert Burt