Work Information
| Work Notes |
G. Schirmer controls the rights in the English translation by Rosa Newmarch for this work but does not supply orchestral materials. |
Publisher |
G Schirmer Inc |
| Category |
Opera and Music Theatre |
Year Composed |
1890 |
| Languages |
English |
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| Libretto(s): |
50340420 |
Libretto(s): |
GS34042 |
| Vocal Score(s): |
50337560 |
Vocal Score(s): |
Not available |
Programme Note
Cast List:
HERMANN, a young officer in love with Lisa: Tenor
LISA: Soprano
COUNTESS, Lisa's grandmother: Mezzo-Soprano
COUNT TOMSKY, Hermann's friend: Baritone
PRINCE YELETSKY, Lisa's fiancé: Baritone
PAULINE, Lisa's friend: Contralto
TCHEKALINSKY, Officer
SOURIN, Officer
NAROUMOV, Officer
TCHAPLITSKY, proprietor of the gambling establishment: Tenor
THE GOVERNESS: Mezzo-Soprano
MARY, Lisa's maid: Soprano
MAJOR-DOMO: Tenor
CHARACTERS IN THE INTERLUDE
CHLOE: Soprano
DAPHNIS: Contralto
PLUTUS: Baritone
Promenaders, Lisa's Friends, Servants, Gamblers, etc.
Synopsis:
Hermann, a young officer, wants to marry Lisa, the granddaughter of a Countess known as The Queen of Spades who is said to know the secret of winning at cards. Hermann tries to find out the Countess’s secret in order that he can raise enough money to marry Lisa. Although the Countess dies before telling him, her ghost appears and reveals the secret to him. Hermann’s increasing obsession with winning at cards costs him his possessions, his betrothed and eventually his own life.
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