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- Dmitri Shostakovich
The Gamblers (Die Spieler) (Meyer version)
- G Schirmer Inc (USA, Canada and Mexico only)
Le Chant Du Monde (France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Andorra, French speaking African countries)
G Schirmer is the publisher of the work in the USA, Canada and Mexico only. Le Chant du Monde is the publisher of the work in France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Andorra, French speaking African countries.
Completed (1981) by Krzysztof Meyer
- 3.3.3.3/4.3.3.1/timp.perc.xyl/2hp.pf.b balalaika/str.
- 3 Tenors, 4 Basses, 2 Baritones
- Libretto after Nikolai Gogol's comedy of the same name. German version by Jörg Morgener.
- German, Russian
Programme Note
Synopsis:
Ikharev, a card shark, sets his sights on defrauding three hotel guests. He soon realises, however, that they are all brothers under the skin; the four decide to go after the other guests, namely, Mikhail Alexandrovich Glov. He leaves, so that his son Sasha remains and loses a fortune. The three other swindlers leave Ikharev to collect the loot, but in the end he finds that Glov and a finance official were both part of the trio and that Glov lost on purpose, leaving Ikharev the big loser.
Ikharev, a card shark, sets his sights on defrauding three hotel guests. He soon realises, however, that they are all brothers under the skin; the four decide to go after the other guests, namely, Mikhail Alexandrovich Glov. He leaves, so that his son Sasha remains and loses a fortune. The three other swindlers leave Ikharev to collect the loot, but in the end he finds that Glov and a finance official were both part of the trio and that Glov lost on purpose, leaving Ikharev the big loser.