Pique Dame
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.
Genre: Music
Cast: Yuri Marusin, Nancy Gustafson, Marie-Ange Todorovitch, Dimitri Kharitonov, Sergei Leiferkus, Felicity Palmer, Andrew Slater, Christopher Thornton-Holmes, Graeme Matheson-Bruce, Robert Burt, Rachael Tovey, Enid Hartle, Anne Dawson
Crew: Alexander Pushkin (Original Story), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Writer), Andrew Davis (Music Director), Peter Maniura (Director), Modest Tchaikovsky (Writer)