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Special offer. Prokofiev: The Gambler, Op. 24

Misha Didyk (Alexei), Kristine Opolais (Polina), Vladimir Ognovenko (General), Stefania Toczyska (Babulenka), Stephan Rügamer (The Marquis), Sylvia de la Muela (Blanche), Viktor Rud (Mr Astley)

Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor) & Dmitri Tcherniakov (stage director)

Barenboim's crystal-clear pacing of the score is hard-hitting rather than quicksilvery, but the payoff in the last Act is terrific, and the blue-lit look of it all - Tcherniakov designed it,... More…
  • Gramophone Awards
    2010
    Finalist - DVD Performance
  • Gramophone Magazine
    July 2010
    DVD of the Month
  • Opera
    July 2010
    Recording of the Month

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Prokofiev: The Gambler, Op. 24

  • Misha Didyk (Alexei), Kristine Opolais (Polina), Vladimir Ognovenko (General), Stefania Toczyska (Babulenka), Stephan Rügamer (The Marquis), Sylvia de la Muela (Blanche), Viktor Rud (Mr Astley)
  • Staatskapelle Berlin
  • Daniel Barenboim (conductor) & Dmitri Tcherniakov (stage director)