Pique Dame

Synopsis

As one of the highlights of the Holland Festival 2016, renowned director Stefan Herheim staged Tchaikovsky’s much-loved opera about a young man who, for the prospect of earthly wealth, gambles away his chance for love and happiness. Herheim gives an exciting visualisation of how Tchaikovsky’s unspeakable homosexuality and passion rises through the music to the surface of the story of gambling and love. The life he has acted and forfeited is played out against the drama. Mariss Jansons returned to Amsterdam to conduct Pique Dame with “his” Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. He encounters a noteworthy cast, including star tenor Misha Didyk, a sought after interpreter of the Russian repertoire, who was making his Amsterdam debut in the role of Herman. The critics agree about the production’s quality: “A Pique Dame of extraordinary musical and scenical power” (Avant-Scène Opéra), which it is “absolutely worth seeing!” (Die Welt).

Additional Info

• No: A86050015
• Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
• Conductor: Mariss Jansons
• Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Chorus of Dutch National Opera
• Artists: Misha Didyk, Svetlana Aksenova, Vladimir Stoyanov, Andrei Popov, Alexey Markov, Larissa Diadkova
• Production year: 2016
• Run time: 03:01:00
• Director: Stage Director: Stefan Herheim
• Producers: A coproduction of Dutch National Opera and Royal Opera House Covent Garden
• Format: HDTV 16:9