[TCHAIKOVSKY (Piotr Ilyich, 1840-1893, Russian Composer) with Nikolay FIGNER (1857–1918, lyric tenor) and his wife Medea FIGNER (1859–1952, mezzo-soprano, later soprano)]

Fine Unsigned cabinet Russian Portrait Photograph, showing him seated on steps with Nikolay and Medeya Figner seated on either side of him, they sang the roles of Herman and Liza in the premiere of his Opera "The Queen of Spades" in 1890, 6½" x 4½", [St Petersburg],

The Figners were a husband-and-wife team of opera singers active in Russia between 1889 and 1904.
The Queen of Spades is an opera in three acts by Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's brother Modest TCHAIKOVSKY, based on a novella of the same name by Alexander PUSHKIN, but with a dramatically altered plot. The premiere took place in 1890 in St. Petersburg at the Mariinsky Theatre.

Item Date:  1890

Stock No:  40513      £750

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