Prokofiev: The Gambler (2020)
February 12, 2020Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.

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

Vasily Barkhatov
Director
