Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades - Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona

Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades - Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona

 

(6 from 35 users)

1h 55m 2010 HD

Obsessive in gambling and in love, the soldier Hermann is the protagonist of Tchaikovsky’s 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 Barcelona’s Liceu captures St Petersburg in the era of Catherine the Great, while the house’s Music Director Michael Boder conducts a large and impressive cast. Recorded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 30th June & 1st July 2010.


Related Movies

  • 2012
    The Metropolitan Opera: Otello

    The Metropolitan Opera: Otello

    The Metropolitan Opera: Otello

    02012HD

    In Verdi’s retelling of Shakespeare’s towering tragedy, Renée Fleming gives a captivating performance as the innocent Desdemona, a...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Otello
  • 2016
    Orfeo Chamán

    Orfeo Chamán

    Orfeo Chamán

    102016HD

    Orfeo Chamán
  • 2006
    La Scala di Seta - Rossini

    La Scala di Seta - Rossini

    La Scala di Seta - Rossini

    02006HD

    This beautiful production by renowned opera director Michael Hampe was recorded at the exquisite Rococo Theatre in Schwetzingen Palace in May 1990....

    La Scala di Seta - Rossini
  • 2008
    Massenet Thais

    Massenet Thais

    Massenet Thais

    02008HD

    There's an uncompromising clarity to Blu-ray audio and video that really does bring the splendour of grand opera right into the living room. So it's...

    Massenet Thais
  • 2023
    Lili Elbe

    Lili Elbe

    Lili Elbe

    102023HD

    The painter Lili Elbe was the first person to have gender confirmation surgery in the 1930s. The homonymous opera is a glimpse into the life of Lili...

    Lili Elbe
  • 2011
    Verdi: Macbeth

    Verdi: Macbeth

    Verdi: Macbeth

    02011HD

    Recorded at the Paris Opera and co-produced with Siberia’s Novosibirsk Opera, this new Macbeth uses cutting-edge multimedia technology to give...

    Verdi: Macbeth
  • 2012
    Alban Berg: Wozzeck

    Alban Berg: Wozzeck

    Alban Berg: Wozzeck

    02012HD

    In 2010, for the first time in its history, the Bolshoi Opera presented Alban Berg’s masterpiece Wozzeck conducted by Teodor Currentzis. Dmitri...

    Alban Berg: Wozzeck
  • 2017
    Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

    Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

    Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

    82017HD

    Although he is unanimously credited with having democratised opera, making it accessible to the greatest number, focus is rarely put on the strategy...

    Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
  • 2019
    A Drone Opera

    A Drone Opera

    A Drone Opera

    02019HD

    A self-contained and uniquely seductive world featuring custom built drones with live video feeds, laser set-design, opera singers and an original...

    A Drone Opera
  • 1955
    Interrupted Melody

    Interrupted Melody

    Interrupted Melody

    5.51955HD

    Interrupted Melody is the inspirational filmed biography of world-renowned Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence. She’s a foremost Wagnerian,...

    Interrupted Melody
  • 1974
    Salome

    Salome

    Salome

    31974HD

    This filmed version of Strauss' shocker features Teresa Stratas as opera's most depraved teenager, and she's as perfect a Salome as one would ever...

    Salome
  • 1994
    Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute

    Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute

    Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute

    01994HD

    The Queen of the Night has begged Prince Tamino to free her daughter Pamina from the clutches of the High Priest Sarastro, who has abducted her....

    Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute