The Queen of Spades Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Librettist Modest Tchaikovsky Based On the novella by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location San Diego, CA Venue San Diego Fox Theatre Season 1963 Language English Creative/Crew Conductor Leopold Ludwig Production Paul Hager Designer Wolfram Skalicki Thomas L. Colangelo, Jr.(resident designer) Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Choreographer Lew Christensen Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Hermann, a young officer James McCracken Tomsky, an officer John Shaw Prince Yeletsky Thomas Stewart Chekalinsky, an officer Glade Peterson Surin, an officer Joshua Hecht Lisa, the granddaughter of the Countess Dorothy Kirsten Countess Regina Resnik Paulina Janis Martin Masha Carol Todd Master of Ceremonies Richard Riffel Maid Pepi Nenova Jeanine Liagre Gail Leonard Dolores San Miguel Chaplitsky Howard Fried Narumoff Daniel McCaughna Solo Dancer(s) Jocelyn Vollmar Robert Gladstein Show Dates Thu, Nov 14 1963, 8pm Time and Place Early nineteenth century; St. Petersburg, Russia Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- A garden at night Scene 2 -- Lisa's room Act II, Scene 1 -- A large reception room Scene 2 -- The Countess's bedroom Act III, Scene 1 -- Hermann's quarters in the barracks Scene 2 -- By the river Scene 3 -- The gambling house Legacy Commission Translation by Boris Goldovsky Notes Corps de Ballet