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