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Большой балет: Пиковая дама/Пассакалья

2005

91 minutes

Music

Overview

Pique Dame (or "The Queen of Spades") inspired by Alexander Pushkin, set to a music by Tchaikovsky; Passacaglia (or "Passacaille") set to a music by Anton Webern: two Roland Petit masterpieces brought together on one memorable evening at the Bolshoi Theater of Moscow. Recorded live, 19th of May 2005.

Top Cast

Nikolay Tsiskaridze headshot

Nikolay Tsiskaridze

Hermann (Pique Dame)

Svetlana Lunkina headshot

Svetlana Lunkina

Lisa (Pique Dame) / Lead Dancer (Passacaglia)

Georgy Geraskin headshot

Georgy Geraskin

Chekalinsky (Pique Dame)

Yan Godovsky headshot

Yan Godovsky

Lead Dancer (Passacaglia)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra headshot

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Ilse Liepa headshot

Ilse Liepa

The Countess (Pique Dame)