In Act II, Scene 2, one of the main characters reminisces about her younger days by singing an air from Andre Gretry's Richard Coeur de Lion.
In Act II, Scene 2, one of the main characters reminisces about her younger days by singing an air from Andre Gretry's Richard Coeur de Lion. Another piece the composer borrowed was a polonaise by Osip Kozlovsky, which is played to mark the arrival of Catherine the Great, a silent role. The story concerns an obsession for faro that causes the protagonist to forget his love for Liza and cause the death of the elderly Countess in his desire to find a winning play. FTP, name this Pushkin-inspired Tchaikovsky opera where Herman the German loses everything by drawing the titular card.
In Act II, Scene 2, one of the main characters reminisces about her younger days by singing an air from Andre Gretry's Richard Coeur de Lion.
The {Queen of Spades} or {Pique Dame} or {Pikovaya Dama}