Spiel mit der Obsession: Pique Dame an der Wiener Staatsoper

By Isabella Steppan, 01 February 2022

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“das Staatsopernorchester tauchte tief in die Abgründe der Handlung ein”

Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 30 January 2022

Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)

Vienna State Opera

Valery Gergiev, Conductor

Vera Nemirova, Director

Johannes Leiacker, Set Designer

Marie-Luise Strandt, Costume Designer

Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Dmitry Golovnin, Herman

Elena Guseva, Lisa

Olga Borodina, The Countess

Monika Bohinec, Polina, Milovzor

Alexey Markov, Tomsky, Zlatogor

Boris Pinkhasovich, Yeletsky

Anna Nekhames, Masha, Prilepa

Stephanie Houtzeel, The Governess

Angelo Pollak, Chaplitsky

Robert Bartneck, Chekalinsky

Dan Paul Dumitrescu, Narumov

Evgeny Solodovnikov, Surin

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Isabella Steppan

Isabella lebt in Graz und unterrichtet Deutsch und Philosophie/Psychologie. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.