Genre: Opera
Duration: 130 minutes (approximate)
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1915-1916
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Premiere:
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29-Apr-1929, Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels, conducted by Corneil de Thoran.
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Libretto:
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Sergei Prokofiev, from the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Vocal Roles: The General (bass), Pauline (soprano), Alexis (tenor), Marquis (tenor), Astley (baritone), Blanche (contralto), Baron (bass), Prince Nilsky (counter-tenor), Potapych (baritone), Casino Director (bass), Grandmother (mezzo-soprano), 1st Croupier (tenor), 2nd Croupier (tenor), Fat Englishman (bass), Tall Englishman (bass), Colorful lady (soprano), Pale Lady (soprano), Indifferent Lady (mezzo-soprano), Venerable Lady (mezzo-soprano), Suspect Old Lady (contralto), Sickly Gambler (tenor), Excited Gambler (tenor), Hunchbacked Gambler (tenor), Elderly Gambler (bass), and Unlucky Gambler (bass).
Orchestration: 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, english horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (cymbals, bass drum, military drum, triangle), 2 harps, piano, strings, and chorus.
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Prokofiev: The Gambler / Gergiev, Galuzin, Kirov Opera
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Sergei Alexashkin, Vladimir Galusin, et al.
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus, Kirov Theater Orchestra
Catalog Num: Philips 454559
Release Date: August 10, 1999
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Prokofiev: The Gambler / Lazarev, Bolshoi Opera
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): A. Ognivtsiev (bass), M. Kasrashvili (soprano)
Conductor: Alexander Lazarev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Orchestra, Bolshoi Theater Chorus
Catalog Num: BMG/Melodiya MCD 162
Release Date: 1987
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Prokofiev - Enfant Terrible - A 50th Anniversary Celebration
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Andrei Gavrilov (piano), Galina Gorchakova (soprano), Mischa Maisky (cello), Keith Puddy (clarinet), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), et al
Conductor: André Previn, Seiji Ozawa, Claudio Abbado, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Valery Gergiev, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, et al.
Catalog Num: London/Decca 473443
Release Date: April 8, 2003
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