A dark production of Tchaikovsky's final operatic masterpiece

A dark production of Tchaikovsky's final operatic masterpiece

‘The Concertgebouw relishes the dark hues and the amazing woodwind scoring’

Tchaikovsky

Pique Dame (DVD)

Misha Didyk, Alexey Markov, Vladimir Stoyanov, Svetlana Aksenova, Larissa Diadkova; New Amsterdam Children's Choir; Chorus of Dutch National Opera; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Mariss Jansons; dir. Stefan Herheim (Amsterdam, 2016)

C Major DVD: 743908; Blu-ray: 744004   181 mins 

Freya Parr

Published: April 17, 2018 at 8:00 am

‘The Concertgebouw relishes the dark hues and the amazing woodwind scoring’

Tchaikovsky

Pique Dame (DVD)

Misha Didyk, Alexey Markov, Vladimir Stoyanov, Svetlana Aksenova, Larissa Diadkova; New Amsterdam Children's Choir; Chorus of Dutch National Opera; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Mariss Jansons; dir. Stefan Herheim (Amsterdam, 2016)

C Major DVD: 743908; Blu-ray: 744004 181 mins

Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.
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