Prokofiev The Gambler

A general and his stepdaughter are both heavily in debt When the familys 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 Prokofievs first fulllength opera The Gambler based on Dostoyevskys 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