Pique Dame

Pyotr Illich Tchaikovsky

 

Libretto: Modest Illich Tchaikovsky and the composer after Puskin's Novella

First Performance: Marinsky Theater, St. Petersburg, December 7, 1890

First Peformance at the Israeli Opera: Decmber 11, 1999

First Performance of this production at the Israeli Opera: June 25, 2010

 

Conductor		Keri-Lynn Wilson 25.6, 26.6, 27.6, 29.6, 30.6, 2.7, 3.7, 4.7, 6.7, 8.7
		Daniel cohen 9.7, 10.7
Director		Mariusz Trelinski
Set Designer		Boris Kudlicka
Costume Designers		Maggdalena Teslawska
		Pawel Grabarczyk
Lighting Designer		Felice Ross
Choreographer		Emil Wesolowski

 

Soloists
Herman		Victor Lutsiuk 25.6, 27.6, 29.6, 3.7, 6.7, 8.7, 10.7
		Krzysztof Bednarek 26.6, 30.6, 2.7, 4.7, 9.7
Tomsky		Vladimir Braun 25.6, 27.6, 30.6, 3.7, 6.7, 8.7, 9.7, 10.7
		Kostas Smoriginas 26.6, 29.6, 2.7, 4.7
Lisa		Ira Bertman 25.6, 27.6, 30.6, 2.7, 3.7 ,6.7, 8.7, 10.7
		Natalia Ushakova  26.6, 29.6, 4.7, 9.7
Yeletsky		Vladimir Petrov 25.6, 27.6, 30.6, 2.7, 3.7 ,6.7, 8.7, 10.7
		Eugene Brancoveanu 26.6, 29.6, 4.7, 9.7
Pauline		Monica Evelin Liiv
Countess		Anja Silja
Narumov		Noah Briger
Chekalinsky		Felix Livshitz
Chaplitsky		Guy Mannheim
Surin		Noah Briger
Major Domo		Guy Mannheim
Narumov		Yair Goren 25.6, 26.7, 27.6, 29.6, 30.6, 6.7, 9.7, 10.7
		Anatoly Krasik 2.7, 3.7, 4.7, 8.7
Governess		Shira Raz 25.6, 26.6, 2.7, 3.7, 4.7, 6.7, 8.7, 9.7, 10.7
		Ayala Zimbler 27.6, 29.6, 30.6
Masha		Mima Millo 25.6, 27.6, 30.6, 9.7
		Shira Shafir 26.6, 29.6, 6.7, 10.7
		Nona Zalzman 2.7, 3.7, 4.7, 8.7
Prilepa		Daniela Lugasi 25.6, 27.6, 2.7, 3.7, 4.7, 8.7
		Alla Vasilevitsky 26.6, 29.6, 30.6, 6.7, 9.7, 10.7
Milovzor		Monica Evelin Liiv  25.6, 27.6, 2.7, 3.7, 4.7, 6.7, 8.7
		Ayala Zimbler 26.6, 29.6, 30.6, 9.7, 10.7

The Israeli Opera Chorus

Conductor: Yishai Steckler

The Opera Orchestra - The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion

Sung in Russian

Surtitles in English and Hebrew

Surtitles: Israel Ouval

Length of performance: approx. three and a half hours

Pushkin's gripping novella comes to the opera stage featuring an improbable love affair between a gambler who yearns to win at the cards table as much as to win the woman he loves.

Synopsis

Production's Album

Photos: Yossi Zwecker

 

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Dates

Fri 25.6.10 (13:00), Sat 26.6.10 (20:30), Sun 27.6.10 (20:00), Tues 29.6.10 (20:00),

Wed 30.6.10 (20:00), Fri 2.7.10 (13:00), Sat 3.7.10 (20:30), Sun 4.7.10 (20:00),

Tues 6.7.10 (20:00), Thurs 8.7.10 (20:00), Fri 9.7.10 (13:00), Sat 10.7.10 (20:30)

Ticket Prices: 175/237/304/378/428  Nis
*15 Nis more for Saturday night performances

Towards Opening: Sat 19.6.10 (11:00)

Ticket Price: 70 Nis

Before the show back stage tours: Tues 29.6 (19:00), Wed 30.6 (19:00), 
                                                      
                                                      Tues 6.7 (19:00), Sat 10.7 (19:30)

Ticket Price: 25 Nis

Opera Talkback: Thurs 26.6, Wed 29.6, Sun 4.7, Fri 6.7

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Review

"Based on the story by Pushkin, The Queen of Spades is unquestionably one of the greatest works of the late Romantic opera literature."  (Trybuna)