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The Queen of Spades (opera), the Glossary

The Queen of Spades or Pique Dame, Op.^[1]

128 relations: Adolf Čech, Aleksandr Melik-Pashayev, Alexander Davydov (singer), Alexander Pushkin, André Grétry, Artur Rodziński, Baritone, Bass (voice type), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bernd Weikl, Biserka Cvejić, Bloomington, Indiana, Bogomir Korsov, Bolshoi Theatre, Boris Khaikin, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Catherine the Great, Continuum International Publishing Group, Contralto, Count of St. Germain, Cupid, Dan Iordăchescu, Daphnis, Daphnis and Chloe, Deutsche Grammophon, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Eduard Nápravník, Elena Obraztsova, Elisabeth Grümmer, Emil Tchakarov, Ettore Bastianini, Faro (banking game), Florence, G. P. Putnam's Sons, Galina Vishnevskaya, Gallicism, Gegham Grigoryan, Georgii Nelepp, Gianna Pederzini, Gustav Mahler, Hanna Schwarz, Hans-Hermann Nissen, Hymen (god), Indiana University Press, Ippolit Al'tani, Irina Arkhipova, Ivan Melnikov (baritone), Ivan Vsevolozhsky, Ivo Vinco, Józef Kozłowski, ... Expand index (78 more) »
1890 operas
Operas based on works by Aleksandr Pushkin
Operas by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Adolf Čech

Adolf Čech (born Adolf Jan Antonin Tausik; 11 December 184127 December 1903) was a Czech conductor, who premiered a number of significant works by Antonín Dvořák (the 2nd, 5th and 6th symphonies, more than any other conductor; other important orchestral works, four operas, the Stabat Mater), Bedřich Smetana (Má vlast, five operas), Zdeněk Fibich (two operas) and other Czech composers.

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Aleksandr Melik-Pashayev

Aleksandr Shamilyevich Melik-Pashayev (Александр Шамильевич Мелик-Пашаев; Alek’sandr Melik’-P’ashayan; 23 October 1905, Tbilisi – 18 June 1964, Moscow) was a Soviet Armenian conductor, composer, pianist and pedagogue.

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Alexander Davydov (singer)

Alexander Mikhaylovich Davydov (Александр Михайлович Давыдов), real name Israil Moiseyevich Levenson (Израиль Моисеевич Левенсон; March 25, 1872 – June 28, 1944), was a Russian and Soviet opera and operetta singer, later a theatre director, pedagogue and memoirist.

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Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.

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André Grétry

André Ernest Modeste Grétry (baptised 11 February 1741; died 24 September 1813) was a composer from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (present-day Belgium), who worked from 1767 onwards in France and took French nationality.

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Artur Rodziński

Artur Rodziński (2 January 1892 – 27 November 1958) was a Polish-American conductor of orchestral music and opera.

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Baritone

A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types.

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Bass (voice type)

A bass is a type of classical male singing voice and has the lowest vocal range of all voice types.

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Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, BRSO) is a German radio orchestra.

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Bernd Weikl

Bernd Weikl (born 29 July 1942) is an Austrian operatic baritone, particularly known for his performances in the stage works by Richard Wagner.

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Biserka Cvejić

Biserka Cvejić (Катушић; 5 November 1923 – 7 January 2021) was a Serbian operatic mezzo-soprano and contralto, and university professor, of Croatian descent.

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Bloomington, Indiana

Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Indiana, United States.

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Bogomir Korsov

Bogomir Bogomirovich Korsov, (also known as Gotfrid Gotfridovich Korsov, real name Gottfried Göring) (3 March 1843 in St Petersburg – 1920 in Tbilisi) was a Russian baritone opera singer.

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Bolshoi Theatre

The Bolshoi Theatre (t) is a historic opera house in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové.

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Boris Khaikin

Boris Emmanuilovich Khaikin (Борис Эммануилович Хайкин; Барыс Эмануілавіч Хайкін; – 10 May 1978) was a Soviet and Russian conductor who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1972.

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Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston.

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Catherine the Great

Catherine II (born Princess Sophie Augusta Frederica von Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.

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Continuum International Publishing Group

Continuum International Publishing Group was an academic publisher of books with editorial offices in London and New York City.

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Contralto

A contralto is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type.

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Count of St. Germain

The Count of St.

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Cupid

In classical mythology, Cupid (Cupīdō, meaning "passionate desire") is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection.

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Dan Iordăchescu

Dan Iordăchescu (2 June 1930 – 30 August 2015) was a Romanian baritone.

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Daphnis

In Greek mythology, Daphnis (Δάφνις, from δάφνη, daphne, "Bay Laurel") was a legendary Sicilian cowherd who was said to be the inventor of pastoral poetry.

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Daphnis and Chloe

Daphnis and Chloe (Δάφνις καὶ Χλόη, Daphnis kai Chloē) is a Greek pastoral novel written during the Roman Empire, the only known work of second-century Hellenistic romance writer Longus.

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Deutsche Grammophon

Deutsche Grammophon (DGG) is a German classical music record label that was the precursor of the corporation PolyGram.

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Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Dmitri Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky (Дми́трий Алекса́ндрович Хворосто́вский,; 16 October 1962 – 22 November 2017) was a Russian operatic baritone.

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Eduard Nápravník

Eduard Francevič Naprávnik (Russian: Эдуа́рд Фра́нцевич Напра́вник; 24 August 1839 – 10 November 1916) was a Czech conductor and composer.

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Elena Obraztsova

Elena Vasilyevna Obraztsova (ɪ̯ɪˈlʲenə vɐˈsʲilʲɪ̯ɪvnə ɐbrɐˈstsovə; 7 July 1939 – 12 January 2015) was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano.

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Elisabeth Grümmer

Elisabeth Grümmer (née Schilz; 31 March 1911 – 6 November 1986) was a German soprano.

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Emil Tchakarov

Emil Tchakarov (Емил Чакъров), born 29 June 1948 in Burgas, Bulgaria; died 4 August 1991 in Paris, was a Bulgarian conductor who had a career both in the concert hall and in the opera house.

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Ettore Bastianini

Ettore Bastianini (24 September 1922 – 25 January 1967) was an Italian operatic baritone who was particularly associated with the operas of the bel canto tradition.

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Faro (banking game)

Faro, Pharaoh, Pharao, or Farobank is a late 17th-century French gambling game using cards.

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Florence

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.

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G. P. Putnam's Sons

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Galina Vishnevskaya

Galina Pavlovna Vishnevskaya (Галина Павловна Вишневская, Ivanova, Иванова; 25 October 1926 – 11 December 2012) was a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1966.

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Gallicism

A Gallicism can be.

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Gegham Grigoryan

Gegham Grigorian (also written Grigoryan, Գեղամ Գրիգորյան; Гегам Григорян; 29 January 1951 – 23 March 2016) was an Armenian operatic tenor.

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Georgii Nelepp

Georgii Mikhailovich Nelepp (20 April 1904 – 18 June 1957) was a Soviet and Russian opera singer.

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Gianna Pederzini

Gianna Pederzini (10 February 1900 - 12 March 1988) was an Italian mezzo-soprano.

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Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler (7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation.

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Hanna Schwarz

Hanna Schwarz (born 15 August 1943) is a German mezzo-soprano and contralto singer in opera and concert.

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Hans-Hermann Nissen

Hans-Hermann Nissen (May 20, 1893, Danzig - March 28, 1980, Munich) was a German operatic bass-baritone, particularly associated with Wagner roles, one of the leading Wotan and Hans Sachs of the inter-war period.

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Hymen (god)

Hymen (Ὑμήν), Hymenaios or Hymenaeus, in Hellenistic religion, is a god of marriage ceremonies who inspires feasts and song.

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Indiana University Press

Indiana University Press, also known as IU Press, is an academic publisher founded in 1950 at Indiana University that specializes in the humanities and social sciences.

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Ippolit Al'tani

Ippolit Karlovich Al'tani (Ипполит Карлович Альтани;, Altani Ipolit Karlovich; 27 May 184617 February 1919) was a Russian conductor, choirmaster and violinist.

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Irina Arkhipova

Irina Konstantinovna Arkhipova (Ири́на Константи́новна Архи́пова; 2 January 1925 11 February 2010) was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano, and later contralto, opera singer.

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Ivan Melnikov (baritone)

Ivan Aleksandrovich Melnikov (Иван Александрович Мельников) (March 4, 1832 – July 8, 1906) was a Russian baritone opera singer.

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Ivan Vsevolozhsky

Ivan Alexandrovich Vsevolozhsky (Иван Александрович Всеволожский; 1835–1909) was the Director of the Imperial Theatres in Russia from 1881 to 1898 and director of the Hermitage from 1899 to his death in 1909.

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Ivo Vinco

Ivo Vinco (8 November 1927 – 8 June 2014) was an Italian bass opera singer who enjoyed a successful international career.

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Józef Kozłowski

Józef Kozłowski (Osip Antonovich Kozlovsky, also Иосиф or Юзеф; 1757/1759 –) was a Russian composer of Polish origin.

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Júlia Várady

Júlia Várady (Várady Júlia; born 1 September 1941) is a Hungarian-born German soprano who started out as a mezzo-soprano.

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Katherine Ciesinski

Katherine Ciesinski (born October 13, 1950) is an American mezzo-soprano, stage director, and voice professor.

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Krešimir Baranović

Krešimir Baranović (25 July 1894 – 17 September 1975) was a Croatian composer and conductor.

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Kyiv

Kyiv (also Kiev) is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine.

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La Scala

La Scala (officially italics) is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy.

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Larissa Diadkova

Larissa Ivanovna Diadkova (Лариса Ивановна Дядькова; born 1954 in Zelenodolsk) is a Russian mezzo-soprano.

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Lev Ivanov

Lev Ivanovich Ivanov (Лев Ива́нович Ива́нов; 2 March 1834, Moscow – 24 December 1901, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer and later, Second Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet.

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Leyla Gencer

Leyla Gencer (née Çeyrekgil; 10 October 192810 May 2008) was a Turkish operatic soprano.

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Libretto

A libretto (an English word derived from the Italian word libretto) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical.

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M. E. Sharpe

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Maîtrise de Radio France

Maîtrise de Radio France (known as Maîtrise de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française prior to 1975) is the choir school of Radio France.

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Macmillan Publishers

Macmillan Publishers (occasionally known as the Macmillan Group; formally Macmillan Publishers Ltd in the UK and Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC in the US) is a British publishing company traditionally considered to be one of the 'Big Five' English language publishers (along with Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster).

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Madame de Pompadour

Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (29 December 1721 – 15 April 1764), commonly known as Madame de Pompadour, was a member of the French court.

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (English: Florence Musical May) is an annual Italian arts festival in Florence, including a notable opera festival, under the auspices of the Opera di Firenze.

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Margarete Klose

Margarete Klose (6 August 1899 or 1902 – 14 December 1968) was a German operatic dramatic mezzo-soprano.

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Maria Guleghina

Maria Agasovna Guleghina (née Meytardjan (Мейтарджян); born 9 August 1959) is a Soviet-born operatic soprano singer, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.

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Maria Maksakova Sr.

Maria Petrovna Maksakova (née: Sidorova; April 8, 1902 – August 11, 1974) was a Soviet opera singer, mezzo-soprano, a leading soloist in the Bolshoi Theatre (1923–1953), who enjoyed great success in the 1920s and 1930s, in the times often referred to as the golden age of Soviet opera.

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Marianna Radev

Marianna Radev, also Marijana Radev, (21 November 1913 – 17 September 1973) was a Croatian contralto.

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Mariinsky Theatre

The Mariinsky Theatre (Mariinskiy teatr, also transcribed as Maryinsky or Mariyinsky) is a historic opera house in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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Mario Petri

Mario Petri (21 January 1922 – 26 January 1985) was an Italian operatic bass-baritone particularly associated with Mozart and Rossini roles.

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Mariss Jansons

Mariss Ivars Georgs Jansons (14 January 1943 – 1 December 2019) was a Latvian conductor, best known for his interpretations of Mahler, Strauss, and Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Shostakovich.

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Marius Petipa

Marius Ivanovich Petipa (Мариус Иванович Петипа), born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa (11 March 1818), was a French and Russian ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer.

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Mark Ermler

Mark Fridrikhovich Ermler (Марк Фридрихович Эрмлер; 5 May 193214 April 2002) was a Russian conductor.

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Maureen Forrester

Maureen Kathleen Stewart Forrester, (July 25, 1930 – June 16, 2010) was a Canadian operatic contralto.

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Melodiya

Melodiya (t) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) record label.

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Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, currently resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

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Mezzo-soprano

A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types.

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Mirella Freni

Mirella Freni, OMRI (born Mirella Fregni, 27 February 1935 – 9 February 2020) was an Italian operatic soprano who had a career of 50 years and appeared at major international opera houses.

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Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Моде́ст Ильи́ч Чайко́вский; –) was a Russian dramatist, opera librettist and translator.

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Mstislav Rostropovich

Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (27 March 192727 April 2007) was a Russian cellist and conductor.

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Musical quotation

Musical quotation is the practice of directly quoting another work in a new composition.

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Nadezhda Obukhova

Nadezhda Andreyevna Obukhova (Наде́жда Андре́евна Обу́хова, 6 March 1886, Moscow – 14 August 1961, Feodosia) was a Russian and Soviet mezzo-soprano.

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Nikolay and Medea Figner

Nikolay Figner (1857–1918), lyric tenor, and Medea Figner (1859–1952), mezzo-soprano, later soprano, were a husband-and-wife team of opera singers active in Russia between 1889 and 1904.

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Nino Sanzogno

Nino Sanzogno (13 April 1911 – 4 May 1983) was an Italian conductor and composer.

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Olga Borodina

Olga Vladimirovna Borodina (born 29 July 1963, in Leningrad) as RussiaProfile.org is a leading mezzo-soprano, known for her roles in Russian operas at her home company, the Mariinsky Theatre, and for her international performing and recording career in a varied repertoire.

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Orfeo (record label)

Orfeo Classic Schallplatten und Musikfilm GmbH of Munich was a German independent classical record label founded in 1979 by Axel Mehrle and launched in 1980.

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Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles (château de Versailles) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France.

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Pavel Lisitsian

Pavel Gerasimovich Lisitsian (Պավել (Պողոս) Գերասիմի Լիսիցյան; November 6, 1911 – July 6, 2004), was a Soviet baritone opera singer who performed in the Bolshoi Opera, Moscow from 1940 until his retirement from stage in 1966.

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Philips Records

Philips Records is a record label founded by Dutch electronics company Philips and Dutch-American music corporation Universal Music Group.

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Plutus

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Plutus (wealth) is the god and the personification of wealth, and the son of the goddess of agriculture Demeter and the mortal Iasion.

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer during the Romantic period.

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RCA Red Seal Records

RCA Red Seal is a classical music label whose origin dates to 1902 and is currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment.

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Regina Resnik

Regina Resnik (born Regina Resnick, August 30, 1922 – August 8, 2013) was an American opera singer who had an active international career that spanned five decades.

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Richard Coeur-de-lion (opera)

Richard Cœur-de-lion (Richard the Lionheart) is an opéra comique, described as a comédie mise en musique, by the Belgian composer André Grétry.

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Ruble

The ruble or rouble (p) is the currency unit of Belarus and Russia.

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Rudolf Schock

Rudolf Johann Schock (4 September 1915 – 13 November 1986) was a German tenor.

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Russian folk dance

Russian folk dance (Русский народный танец) is an important part of Russian culture.

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Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow.

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Samuil Samosud

Samuil Abramovich Samosud (Самуи́л Абра́мович Самосу́д;, Tiflis — 6 November 1964, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian conductor and pedagogue.

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Seiji Ozawa

was a Japanese conductor known internationally for his work as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, and especially the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), where he served from 1973 for 29 years.

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Sena Jurinac

Srebrenka "Sena" Jurinac (24 October 1921 – 22 November 2011) was a Bosnian-born Austrian operatic soprano.

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Sergei Leiferkus

Sergei Leiferkus (born 4 April 1946) is an operatic baritone from Russia, known for his dramatic technique and powerful voice particularly in Russian and Italian language repertoire.

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Sergei Rachmaninoff

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor.

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Sesto Bruscantini

Sesto Bruscantini (10 December 1919 – 4 May 2003) was an Italian baritone, one of the greatest buffo singers of the post-war era, especially renowned in Mozart and Rossini.

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Sony Classical Records

Sony Classical is an American record label founded in 1924 as Columbia Masterworks Records, a subsidiary of Columbia Records.

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Soprano

A soprano is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.

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Spinet

A spinet is a smaller type of harpsichord or other keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ.

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Stefania Toczyska

Stefania Toczyska (née Krzywińska), born in Grudziądz, Poland, on 19 February 1943, is a Polish mezzo-soprano of international repute.

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Stefka Evstatieva

Stefka Evstatieva (Стефка Евстатиева.) (born 7 May 1947) is a Bulgarian operatic soprano.

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Summer Garden

The Summer Garden (Letny sad) is a historic public garden that occupies an eponymous island between the Neva, Fontanka, Moika, and the Swan Canal in downtown Saint Petersburg, Russia and shares its name with the adjacent Summer Palace of Peter the Great.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen_of_Spades_(opera)

Also known as La Dama de Picas, Pikovaya Dama, Pique Dame (opera), Queen of Spades (opera), The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky).

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The Queen of Spades (opera), the Glossary

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1890 operas

Operas based on works by Aleksandr Pushkin

Operas by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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