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

Asmik Grigorian

Polina

Dmitrij Golovnin

Alexey

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