A dark production of Tchaikovsky’s final operatic masterpiece
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‘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
Authors
Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's Digital Editor and Staff Writer. 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.