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Mariss Jansons

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Tchaikovskys Opera *The Queen of Spades*Jansons & the Vienna Philharmonic2018 Salzburg Festival!A new production by the visionary Hans Neuenfels!Footage from the August 2018 Salzburg Festival. Tchaikovskys *The Queen of Spades*, in a new production by Hans Neuenfels, was performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Jansons. Given that Jansons received rave reviews for conducting the same production at the Dutch National Opera in 2016, this performance is not to be missed. The production was directed by Hans Neuenfels, one of contemporary Germanys most visionary and unconventional directors. Known for his radical productionssuch as his controversial *Lohengrin* (2012) at the Bayreuth Festivalthis performance was also highly anticipated. The original work is The Queen of Spades by Russias national poet, Pushkin. Set in 18th-century aristocratic society, the novel depicts the downfall