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Lecture: “The Queen of Spades”: Tchaikovsky vs Pushkin
Dr. Marina Frolova-Walker, Maria Levandovskaya (piano) and Opera Prelude’s young artists. Ever since Pushkin published this short story in 1834, its deceptive simplicity has fascinated scholars, particularly over the issue of whether the tale demanded a supernatural explanation. When Tchaikovsky came to compose his opera in 1890, he turned the original story into a highly melodramatic spectacle on a grand scale. He changed the focus of the story and added layer upon layer of complexity, introducing different time frames and musical symbols. He was quite unabashed in manipulating his literary source to his own ends, but was the gamble worth it? In this lecture, participants will explore what the music took away from Pushkin – and what it gave back in return.
Marina Frolova-Walker is a Russian-born British musicologist and music historian, who specializes in German Romanticism, Russian and Soviet music. She is Professor of Music History and Director of Studies in Music at Clare College, Cambridge.
Founded by volunteers in 2010, Opera Prelude presents critically acclaimed and exciting lecture-recitals, workshops, masterclasses, concerts and rare or rediscovered operas in historic and prestigious locations in London and Oxfordshire.
The lecture will be held in English.
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