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Ja imeni jejo ne znayu (Herman's Arioso) - , No. 2, Arioso
      from Act I, Scene 1 of the Russian opera, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame or Pikovaya Dama) by Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
      Libretto : Modest Tchaikovsky

• Role : Herman, an officer
• Voice Part : tenor
• Setting : an open space in the Summer Garden, St. Petersburg, end of the eighteenth century
• Range : E3 to A5. Tessitura : G3 to G4
• Synopsis : Tomsky asks his friend why he has been acting so strangely recently. Herman responds that he isn't sure but he thinks it is due to the fact that he has fallen in love. He explains to Tomsky that he doesn't know her name nor does he want to. He is afraid to approach her but he is also afraid that someone else will take her away before he has a chance to talk to her. All he wants to do is to embrace her.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text :
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #2067, for score : #63 (Russian) #50337 (English). Buy vocal score online (English) at Sheet Music Plus.

Odnazhdy v Versale (Tomsky's Ballad) - , No. 5, Ballad
      from Act I, Scene 1 of the Russian opera, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame or Pikovaya Dama) by Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
      Libretto : Modest Tchaikovsky

• Role : Count Tomsky, an officer
• Voice Part : baritone
• Setting : an open space in the Summer Garden, St. Petersburg, end of the eighteenth century
• Range : A3 to G4. Tessitura : B3 to D4
• Synopsis : The Countess has recently passed by and the officers joke about her intimidating presence. Tomsky mentions that it is because of her gambling past. When he finds the rest of the officers know nothing about the Countess, he tells them the story. In her youth, the Countess was in Paris and gambled a great deal. One day, she lost all of her money at faro. Noticing her hard luck, the Count Saint-Germain offered to teach her the secret of the "three cards". However, the price was to spend a night with him. Although she was indignant, she accepted the offer and the next day she won all her money back with the secret gambling trick. Over the years, she has told the secret of the "three cards" to two other people, but she was told in a dream that the next time she mentions it to someone, she will be struck down dead.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text :
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474., Catalog #63 (Russian) #50037 (English). Buy vocal score online (English) at Sheet Music Plus.

Podrugi milyye (Pauline's Aria) - , No. 8, Romance
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Russian opera, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame or Pikovaya Dama) by Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
      Libretto : Modest Tchaikovsky

• Role : Pauline, Lisa's friend and companion
• Voice Part : contralto
• Setting : at the country home of the Countess, Lisa's room, St. Petersburg, end of the eighteenth century
• Range : A4 to G#/Ab5. Tessitura : D#/Eb4 to D#/Eb5
• Synopsis : Pauline sings Lisa and her friends a plaintive song about a person who, like them, was enjoying life. However, it admonishes that the only reward for that enjoyment is death.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text :
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #2066, for score : #63 (Russian) #50337 (English). Buy vocal score online (English) at Sheet Music Plus.
• The text of this aria was written by K. Batyushkov.

Baryshnyam vashego kruga (Governess's Aria) - , No. 9, Arioso
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Russian opera, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame or Pikovaya Dama) by Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
      Libretto : Modest Tchaikovsky

• Role : Governess, Lisa's governess
• Voice Part : mezzo-soprano
• Setting : at the country home of the Countess, Lisa's room, St. Petersburg, end of the eighteenth century
• Range : A#/Bb4 to D#/Eb5. Tessitura : D4 to C5
• Synopsis : Pauline and Lisa and her friends are making too much noise and the Governess comes up to Lisa's room to quiet them down. She tells them that they are young ladies of the upper class and that they should act like that at all times. She finishes by telling them that it is time for the group to disperse.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text :
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474., Catalog #63 (Russian) #50037 (English). Buy vocal score online (English) at Sheet Music Plus.

Ja vas lyublyu (Prince's Aria) - , No. 12
      from Act II, Scene 1 of the Russian opera, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame or Pikovaya Dama) by Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
      Libretto : Modest Tchaikovsky

• Role : Prince Yeletsky, fiance of Lisa
• Voice Part : baritone
• Setting : a masked ball in a nobleman's house, St. Petersburg, end of the eighteenth century
• Range : A#/Bb3 to G4. Tessitura : D#/Eb3 to D#/Eb4
• Synopsis : The prince pours out his emotions to Lisa, telling her that he loves her beyond reckoning. He explains to her that he would do anything for her but he feels that she is holding back from him for some reason. He promises to give her freedom but he confesses that he is still unhappy that she cannot trust in him completely.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text :
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #1347, for score : #63 (Russian) #50337 (English). Buy vocal score online (English) at Sheet Music Plus.
• The text of this aria was written by the composer.

Utzh polnoch blizitsya…Ach, istomilas ja gorem (Lisa's Scene and Arioso) - , No. 20, Scena and aria
      from Act III, Scene 2 of the Russian opera, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame or Pikovaya Dama) by Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
      Libretto : Modest Tchaikovsky

• Role : Lisa, granddaughter of the Countess and fiancee of Prince Yeletsky
• Voice Part : soprano
• Setting : by the Winter Canal at midnight, St. Petersburg, end of the eighteenth century
• Range : D4 to B6. Tessitura : A5 to G5
• Synopsis : Lisa awaits the arrival of Herman, who she loves despite being engaged to marry Prince Yeletsky. She worries over the fact that Herman has caused the death of her grandmother, the Countess, but cannot make herself believe that he meant to do it. As time goes by and Herman does not show, she becomes more and more worried that he was perhaps guilty of the crimes he is accused of. She wonders why her love, which at first seemed like bright sunshine, has now become more like a thundercloud.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text :
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474., Catalog #63 (Russian) #50037 (English). Buy vocal score online (English) at Sheet Music Plus.
• The text of this aria was written by the composer.

Yesli b milyye devitsy (Tomsky's Song) - , No. 23, Song with chorus
      from Act III, Scene 3 of the Russian opera, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame or Pikovaya Dama) by Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
      Libretto : Modest Tchaikovsky

• Role : Count Tomsky, an officer
• Voice Part : baritone
• Setting : a gambling house, St. Petersburg, end of the eighteenth century
• Range : D3 to F4. Tessitura : D3 to D4
• Synopsis : Tomsky sings a short song to the assembled gamblers in which he wishes that he was a tree and girls were birds so many girls could come and sit on his branches.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text :
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474., Catalog #63 (Russian) #50037 (English). Buy vocal score online (English) at Sheet Music Plus.
• The text of this aria was written by G. Derzhavin.

Zashem zhe eti slyozy (Lisa's Aria) - , part of No. 10
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Russian opera, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame or Pikovaya Dama) by Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
      Libretto : Modest Tchaikovsky

• Role : Lisa, granddaughter of the Countess and fiancee of Prince Yeletsky
• Voice Part : soprano
• Setting : at the country home of the Countess, Lisa's room, St. Petersburg, end of the eighteenth century
• Range : E4 to A#/Bb6. Tessitura : G4 to F5
• Synopsis : Alone, Lisa despairs that all of her hopes and dreams have gone awry. At one itme, she thought marrying the prince would be the best thing for her. However, now she realizes too late that she will not marry him for love. Instead, she has fallen in love with another and the conflict between what she must do and what she wants to do is tearing her apart. She confides her true feelings of love to the beautiful night.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text :
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #0390, for score : #63 (Russian) #50337 (English). Buy vocal score online (English) at Sheet Music Plus.