Ettore Bastianini
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Ettore Bastianini was an Italian operatic baritone who was particularly associated with the operas of the bel canto tradition.
Ettore Bastianini
The Queen of Spades (opera)
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The Queen of Spades or Pique Dame, Op. 68 is an opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on the 1834 novella of the same name by Alexander Pushkin, but with a dramatically altered plot. The premiere took place in 1890 at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Tchaikovsky (center) with Nikolay and Medea Figner, who sang the roles of Herman and Liza in the premiere in 1890