P. I. Tchaikovsky THE QUEEN OF SPADES ПИКОВАЯ ДАМА
comprehensive & selected
Opera in 3 acts and 7 scenes Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky after Alexander S. Pushkin’s novella of the same name In Russian with transliteration German translation by Bettina Bartz and Werner Hintze Revised New Edition edited by Michael Rot
SPECIAL FEATURES
CAST
This Revised New Edition of The Queen of Spades publishes all four versions of the work together in one full score for the first time. The aim of the revised edition was to research fully all versions, and present them together with their exact distinguishing features and appearance in print.
Lisa (soprano) • The Countess, her grandmother (mezzosoprano) • Pauline, Lisa’s confidante (mezzo-soprano) • Masha, Lisa’s maid (mezzo-soprano) • The Governess (mezzo-soprano) • Hermann (tenor) • Count Tomsky (baritone) • Prinz Yeletsky (baritone) • Chekalinsky (tenor) • Narumov (bass) • Surin (bass) • Master of Ceremonies (tenor) • Chaplitsky (tenor) • children’s leader (spoken part) • Prilepa (soprano) • chorus INSTRUMENTATION 3 flauti (3. anche ottavino) / 2 oboi (2. anche corno inglese) / 2 clarinetti in la, si b, clarinetto basso / 2 fagotti • 4 corni / 2 trombe / 3 tromboni / tuba • timpani • tamburo, gran cassa • pianoforte • archi SETTING St. Petersburg - end of the 18th century PREMIERE 19 December 1890, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg
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The sources used were the full score of Pikowaja Dama from the Tchaikovsky Complete Edition published by Muzyka, Moscow in 1950 – which was itself based on Tchaikovsky’s autograph full score – and the first printed edition of the vocal score of Pikowaja Dama from Jurgenson publishers, Moscow 1891, which was made and edited by Tchaikovsky himself. The necessary information about Tchaikovsky’s autograph full score was derived from the Critical Report of the Complete Edition. In this Revised New Edition the German translation by Bettina Bartz and Werner Hintze is printed in the full score and vocal score.
