The queen of spades

Item

Record ID

152

Identifier

11812

Genre

Work Title

The queen of spades

Uniform Title

Pikova'i`a dama

Program/Series Title

NBC Opera Theatre

Work Alternate Titles

Pique dame

Composer

Text Author

Chai?kovskii?, Modest Ilich, 1850-1916 (libretto) ; Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837 (book)

Language

English

Translation

Karsavina, Jean

Production Year

1952

Transmission/Release Date

1/3/52

Transmission/Release Year

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

NBC

Conductor/Music Director

Adler, Peter Herman, 1899-1990 (music and artistic director)

Orchestra

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Chorus/Choir

NBC Opera Company

Soloists

Winifred Heidt (Countess) ; David Poleri (Hermann) ; Margarita Zambarana (Lisa) ; Ralph Hebert (Tomsky) ; Guy Tano (Doctor) ; Kenneth Smith (Surin) ; David Green (Tchekalinsky) ; Elsna Rosner (Mascha) ; Michael Pollock (Narumov) ; Paul Ukena (Tchaplitsky)

TV/Film Director

Polacheck, Charles

Sets

Kent, Carl

Costumes

Gillelan, Liz

Choreography

Alvarez, Aida

Production Company

NBC

Producer

Chotzinoff, Samuel, 1889-1964

Technical Information

Live studio production

Other Information

Alternate program title: Opera Theatre - Scenes from Tschaikowsky's opera, The queen of spades. In a l5 year run on NBC, the series was listed under three titles: NBC Opera Theatre, NBC Opera Company, and NBC Opera.

Duration

ca. 60'

Company

NBC Opera Company

Archive

Motion Picture/TV Reading Room, Library of Congress

Sourcemat

PRINTCAT

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