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.
as Alexey
as Polina
as The General
as Blanche
as The Marquis
as Mr. Astley
as The Baron Würmerhelm
as Prince Nilsky
as The General’s aunt
as Potapitsch
as The First Croupier
as The 2nd Croupier
