Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame ('The Queen of Spades')

from the Salzburg Festival, Grosses Festspielhaus, August 2018

Brandon Jovanovich (Hermann), Evgenia Muraveva (Lisa), Vladislav Sulimsky (Count Tomsky / Plutus), Igor Golovatenko (Prince Yeletsky), Hanna Schwarz (Countess)

Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons (conductor)

[Jovanovich has] a substantial lyric tenor with the capacity to be lyrical or heroic according to need, and the ability to cut through pretty well any texture. Nevertheless, with a tone that... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 2 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 14th Jun 2019
Catalogue No: 801408
Label: Unitel Editions

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Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame

Brandon Jovanovich (Hermann), Evgenia Muraveva (Lisa), Vladislav Sulimsky (Count Tomsky / Plutus), Igor Golovatenko (Prince Yeletsky), Hanna Schwarz (Countess)
Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker
Mariss Jansons (conductor), Hans Neuenfels (stage director)

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Set designer: Christian Schmidt

Costume designer: Reinhard von der Thannen

Lighting: Stefan Bolliger

Hans Neuenfels, the luminary of modern director’s theatre, provides a compelling, multi-layered staging of Tchaikovsky’s Pique Dame at Salzburg Festival. In the stark, mostly abstract sets by Christian Schmidt, Neuenfels ‘draws gripping performances from a strong cast’ (The New York Times) including Brandon Jovanovich and Evgenia Muraveva in the title roles of Herman and Lisa and legendary singer Hanna Schwarz as Countess. Mariss Jansons, ‘a compelling director in his element’ (The New York Times) makes his rare appearance as an opera conductor, at the helm of the Wiener Philharmoniker – ‘Another triumph in this hot festival summer!’ (Neue Zürcher Zeitung). Mariss Jansons, ‘maybe the best connoisseur of this unjustly neglected opera’ (Süddeutsche Zeitung), turns this Queen of Spades with as much verve as sensitivity into a ‘captivating musical drama’ (Die Zeit).

Recording Date: Salzburg Festival, Grosses Festspielhaus, August 2018

Sound Format: DVD: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1

Picture: NTSC, 16:9

Subtitles: Russian (original language), English, German, French, Korean, Japanese

Booklet: English, German, French

Total Running Time: 183 mins

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October 2019

[Jovanovich has] a substantial lyric tenor with the capacity to be lyrical or heroic according to need, and the ability to cut through pretty well any texture. Nevertheless, with a tone that doesn’t match the colours of the rest of the cast, he doesn’t quite fit vocally…The Vienna Philharmonic is invariably lush-toned and accomplished under Mariss Jansons, who offers plenty of detail while maintaining a steady momentum.

July 2019

It is all performed with energy and belief by this excellent cast… it is a very fine musical performance of a great score.

New Classics July 2019

Jansons turns this Queen of Spades with verve as sensitivity into a ‘captivating musical drama.

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