The Queen of Spades
Composer: Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Librettist: Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Company: Metropolitan Opera
| Performance Dates | |
|---|---|
| Friday, May 23, 2025 | |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | |
| Saturday, May 31, 2025 | |
| Wednesday, June 04, 2025 | |
| Saturday, June 07, 2025 | Matinee |
Synopsis
The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 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.