Obsessive in gambling and in love, the soldier Hermann is the protagonist of Tchaikovskys Pique Dame, based on a story by Pushkin. He is smitten with the aristocratic Lisa and fixated on learning the winning secret of the three cards from her grandmother, the Countess, played by iconic contralto Ewa Podles. This opulent production from Barcelonas Liceu captures St Petersburg in the era of Catherine the Great, while the houses Music Director Michael Boder conducts a large and impressive cast. Recorded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 30th June & 1st July 2010.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Writer
Gilbert Deflo
Director
Pietro d'Agostino
Director
Misha Didyk
Hermann
Emily Magee
Liza
Lado Ataneli
Count Tomsky
Ludovic Tézier
Prince Yeletsky
Ewa Podleś
Countess
Elena Zaremba
Polina
Francisco Vas
Chekalinsky
Alberto Feria
Mikhail Vekua
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