Pique Dame

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Yuri Marusin

Yuri MarusinHerman

Nancy Gustafson

Nancy GustafsonLiza

Marie-Ange TodorovitchPolina / Daphnis

Dimitri Kharitonov

Dimitri KharitonovPrince Yeletsky

Sergei Leiferkus

Sergei LeiferkusCount Tomsky

Felicity PalmerCountess

Andrew Slater

Andrew SlaterSurin

Christopher Thornton-HolmesNarumov

Graeme Matheson-Bruce

Graeme Matheson-BruceTchekalinsky

Robert Burt

Robert BurtTchaplitsky

Rachael Tovey

Rachael ToveyLiza's maid

Enid Hartle

Enid HartleGoverness