Pique Dame (Pikovaya Dama/The Queen of Spades)
Classification added June 6, 2016Premiered December 19, 1890
St. Petersburg. Maryinsky Theatre
Composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Original Language:
Russian
Librettist:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Modest Tchaikovsky
Description:
Opera in III Acts
Notes:
Text after Pushkin
Time Period:
End of the 18th Century
Place:
St. Petersburg
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| The Countess | Mezzo-Soprano | L |
| Lisa | Soprano | L |
| Herman | Tenor | L |
| Pauline | Contralto | F |
| Count Tomsky | Baritone | F |
| Prince Yeletsky | Baritone | F |
| Chloe | Soprano | S |
| Daphnis | Contralto | S |
| Tchekalinsky | Tenor | S |
| Sourin | Bass | S |
| Governess | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Plutus | Baritone | B |
| Tchaplitsky | Tenor | B |
| Narumoff | Bass | B |
| Mascha (Mary) | Soprano | B |
| Major-Domo | Tenor | B |
| A Boy Captain | Speaking | CB |
| Lisa/Chloe | Soprano | L |
| Pauline/Daphnis | Contralto | F |
| Count Tomsky/Plutus | Baritone | F |
| A Few Voices (Act II) | Tenors and Basses | B |
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Minimum Chorus: 40
Divisi: SATB
Chorus Notes:
‘+ Children’s Chorus