opera notebook

some operas I have seen on video

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (1890)
libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky
Barcelona Monnaie / De Munt, 2022

• Conductor: Michael Boder
• Director: Gilbert Deflo
• Set & Costume Designer: William Orlandi

• Herman: Misha Didyk
• Lisa: Emily Magee
• Tomski: Lado Atanelli
• Prince Yeletski: Ludovic Tézier
• The Countess: Ewa Podleś

Most of the spectacle in William Orlandi's beautiful design comes from his costumes and their coordination with his restrained set pieces. This Queen of Spades is dramatically and musically well-conceived. Ewa Podleś' turn as the Countess is exceptional.

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