Prokofiev: The Gambler

Prokofiev: The Gambler (2020)

A general and his stepdaughter are both heavily in debt. When the family's tutor, in love with the girl, gets lucky at the gambling table, he tries to rescue her from her desperate situation, but she outright rejects him. Prokofiev's first full-length opera The Gambler, based on Dostoyevsky's partly autobiographical novella ironically written to settle gambling debts, is rarely performed today. This 2020 production brings together director Vasily Barkhatov and conductor Modestas Pitrenas and stars the winner of the 2019 International Opera Award, Asmik Grigorian, in the role of Polina.

  • Release Date: 2020-02-12
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Director: Vasily Barkhatov

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Cast

  • Dmitrij Golovnin

    Alexey

  • Asmik Grigorian

    Polina

  • Vladimiras Prudnikovas

    The General

  • Ieva Prudnikovaitė

    Blanche

  • Tomas Pavilionis

    The Marquis

  • Steponas Zonys

    Mr. Astley

  • Arunas Malikenas

    The Baron Würmerhelm

  • Rafailas Karpis

    Prince Nilsky

  • Inesa Linaburgytė

    The General’s aunt

  • Arminas Skirvainis

    Potapitsch

  • Edmundas Seilius

    The First Croupier

  • Juozas Janužas

    The 2nd Croupier