page_title: The Queen of Spades (opera)
hierarchical_section_title: The Queen of Spades (opera)
caption_attribution_description: English: Russian composer Petr Tchaikovsky and opera singers Medeya and Nikolai Figner
context_page_description: The Queen of Spades or Pique Dame, Op. 68 is an opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on the 1834 novella of the same name by Alexander Pushkin, but with a dramatically altered plot. The premiere took place in 1890 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
context_section_description: The Queen of Spades or Pique Dame, Op. 68 (Russian: Пиковая дама, Pikovaya dama, French: La Dame de Pique) is an opera in three acts (seven scenes) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on the 1834  novella of the same name by Alexander Pushkin, but with a dramatically altered plot. The premiere took place in 1890 in St. Petersburg (at the Mariinsky Theatre), Russia.
caption: Tchaikovsky with Nikolay and Medeya Figner, who sang the roles of Herman and Liza in the premiere in 1890
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