Former Music Director Mariss Jansons returns to Amsterdam to conduct Pique Dame at the Dutch National Opera with ‘his’ Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. He encounters a noteworthy cast and under his baton the orchestra sounds ‘brilliant and splendid’ (Der Tagesspiegel). Renowned director Stefan Herheim staged Tchaikovsky’s much-loved opera about a young man who, for the prospect of earthly wealth, gambles away his chance for love and happiness. Herheim, whose stagings are famous for their multi-layered levels of interpretation, attempts to reflect on the composer’s contested sexuality.

‘The Latvian maestro, the intriguingly performing orchestra, the smartly-chosen soloists, and director Stefan Herheim have succeeded in staging an extraordinary production’ – Die Presse

‘Stefan Herheim makes a great picture show out of Tchaikovsky’s “Pique Dame”’ – NMZ

‘A masterpiece’ – Der Standard

Cast:
- Herman: Misha Didyk
- Count Tomksy/Plutus: Alexey Markov
- Prince Yeletsky: Vladimir Stoyanov
- Chekalinsky: Andrei Popov
- Surin: Andrii Goniukov
- Chaplitsky: Mikhail Makarov
- Narumov: Anatoli Sivko
- The Countess: Larissa Diadkova
- Liza: Svetlana Aksenova
- Polina/Daphnis: Anna Goryachova

Staged by: Stefan Herheim
Recording date: Dutch National Opera, June 2016
DVD: CME 22
Sound format: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0
Picture: NTSC 16:9
Subtitles: Russian (original language), English, German, French, Korean
Booklet: English, German, French
Total running time: 181 mins