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.
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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
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