Prokofiev: The Gambler
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2/12/2020
Overview
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.
Cast List
Dmitrij Golovnin
as Alexey
Asmik Grigorian
as Polina
Vladimiras Prudnikovas
as The General
Ieva Prudnikovaitė
as Blanche
Tomas Pavilionis
as The Marquis
Steponas Zonys
as Mr. Astley
Arunas Malikenas
as The Baron Würmerhelm
Rafailas Karpis
as Prince Nilsky
Inesa Linaburgytė
as The General’s aunt
Arminas Skirvainis
as Potapitsch
Edmundas Seilius
as The First Croupier
Juozas Janužas
as The 2nd Croupier