The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 (Russian: ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ Π΄Π°ΠΌΠ°, Pikovaya dama, French: Pique Dame) is an opera in 3 acts (7 scenes) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on a short