The Queen of Spades Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Librettist Modest Tchaikovsky Based On the novella by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House 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 Tue, Oct 1 1963, 8pm Sat, Oct 5 1963, 8pm Sun, Oct 27 1963, 2pm 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 Media Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Pete Peters Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Dorothy Kirsten (Lisa), Thomas Stewart (Prince Yeletsky) Credit Pete Peters Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. James McCracken (Hermann), Dorothy Kirsten (Lisa) Credit Pete Peters Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Regina Resnik (The Countess), Dorothy Kirsten (Lisa) Credit Pete Peters Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Regina Resnik (The Countess) Credit Pete Peters Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. James McCracken (Hermann) Credit Pete Peters Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Pete Peters Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. James McCracken (Hermann) Credit Pete Peters Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1963_10_compressed.pdf (11.14 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Translation by Boris Goldovsky Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Pete Peters
Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Dorothy Kirsten (Lisa), Thomas Stewart (Prince Yeletsky) Credit Pete Peters
Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. James McCracken (Hermann), Dorothy Kirsten (Lisa) Credit Pete Peters
Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Regina Resnik (The Countess), Dorothy Kirsten (Lisa) Credit Pete Peters
Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Regina Resnik (The Countess) Credit Pete Peters
Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. James McCracken (Hermann) Credit Pete Peters
Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Pete Peters
Image Pikovaya Dama, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. James McCracken (Hermann) Credit Pete Peters