Пиковая дама - Петр Чайковский -Мариинский 2023-The Queen of Spades - Pyotr Tchaikovsky

On January 14, 2023 the Mariinsky Theater dedicates the performance of Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades staged by Alexei Stepanyuk to the outstanding conductor Maris Jansons (1943–2019), he would have turned 80 that day Musical Director & Conductor: Valery Gergiev Herman: Nazhmiddin Mavlyanov Liza: Ekaterina Semenchuk Polina: Yulia Matochkina The Countess: Anna Kiknadze Count Tomsky: Edem Umerov Prince Eletsky: Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky, after the novel by Alexander Pushkin Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk Set Designer: Alexander Orlov Costume Designer: Irina Cherednikova Lighting Designer: Alexander Sivaev Principal Chorus Master: Konstantin Rylov Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva Choreographer: Ilya Ustyantsev “With this performance, the Mariinsky Theatre would like to honor the memory of Mariss Jansons, an outstanding musician, a brilliant conductor, a great friend of the Mariinsky Theatre, and a citizen of St. Petersburg. A man who made a huge contribution to the prosperity of the Russian conducting school. He also conducted with us, at the Mariinsky Theatre, and worked with many of our soloists. His family, his daughter and granddaughters, work at the Mariinsky. I hope such tributes to this outstanding artist and brilliant conductor will become a tradition for the Mariinsky”, said Valery Gergiev.