Spader Dam
Tchaikovsky
after a novel by Pushkin
"Kamraternas' (The Comrades') 'Queen of Spades' succeeds in bringing Tchaikovsky's gambling addiction into the absolute present"
"The hundred-year-old aesthetics of silent film perfectly blend with contemporary pop culture."
- Dagens Nyheter, Camilla Lundberg, 2025-06-18
"This three-act piece condensed into a reduced chamber play for four singers lasting 80 minutes. The staging, directed by Anna Holter, musical arrangement by Loke Risberg and musical directed by Karin Haglund (at the piano), feels in no way diminished. In a scenography consisting of torn film screens (where some background scenes are shown) with a lightly soot-stained patina, the singers and the two musicians perform their parts absolutely right, stylishly goth-clad in leather, latex, and black lace.”
“It is a beautiful, well-sung, tight, and accessible Swedish short version. As well as yet another testament to the fact that it is the free groups that provide the most interesting performing arts – even in summer."
- Aftonblandet, Cecilia Djurberg, 2025-06-18
World Premiere: June 2025
Det fria operakompaniet Kamraterna at Teater Galeasen
Artistic Team:
Arrangement to a shorted version: Anna Holter, Helena de Waal, Karin Haglund
Music arrangement for piano, violin and viola: Loke Risberg
Director: Anna Holter
Stage and Costumedesign: Tilda Aspelin
Light: Johanna Svensson
Make up: Emilia Olsen
Musical director: Karin Haglund
Video: Anna Holter, Kristian Cavdarovski
Cast: Synne Vinje, Helgi Reynisson, Marianne Eklöf Törnblom, Fredrik Hagerberg
Musicians: Karin Haglung, Karolina Weber Ekdahl
More info: Det fria opera kompaniet kamraterna
Photo: Sören Vilks