Summary
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.
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- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 68GoodWatch 74
IMDb6.8
Running time
2 h 49 min
Longer than 9 in 10 music movies, +63 min on the typical 106
typical 106169Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 7 countries
Released
1992
June 29, 1992
34 years ago
Genre
MusicLanguage
Russian
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
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14 people
- YMYuri MarusinHerman
- NGNancy GustafsonLiza
- Marie-Ange TodorovitchPolina / Daphnis
- DKDimitri KharitonovPrince Yeletsky
- SLSergei LeiferkusCount Tomsky
- Felicity PalmerCountess
- ASAndrew SlaterSurin
- Christopher Thornton-HolmesNarumov
- GMGraeme Matheson-BruceTchekalinsky
- RBRobert BurtTchaplitsky
- RTRachael ToveyLiza's maid
- EHEnid HartleGoverness
- ADAnne DawsonChloë
- GPGeoffrey PogsonMaster of Ceremonies
Directing · 2
- Peter Maniura Director
- Graham Vick Director
Writing · 3
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Writer, Original Music Composer
- Modest Tchaikovsky Writer
- Alexander Pushkin Original Story
Sound · 1
- Andrew Davis Music Director
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