Details

An unfinished opera for 6 male voices and orchestra. A performance of music by Shostakovich. They might have lived a century apart, but writer Nikolai Gogol and composer Dmitri Shostakovich were the most natural of collaborators. Shostakovich's imagination was never sharper than when fired up by that of Gogol's own quick-fire satire: The Nose came first, with Gogol's absurdist, unsettling visions of a bureaucrat outwitted by his own renegade nose coloured by Shostakovich's wild parodies and unpredictable melodies. Then there was the darker, riskier world of The Gamblers: Shostakovich only wrote one act, which in itself provides a compelling, shocking glance at human treachery, deceit and desperation, brought to life by typically virile, moving music. London Philharmonic Orchestra - The Gamblers website.

Cast/Performers

Mikhail Urusov Ikharev (a gambler), Vladimir Ognev Gavryushka (his servant), Sergei Leiferkus Uteshitelny (a gambler), Sergei Aleksashkin Shvokhnev (a gambler), Viacheslav Voynarovskiy Krugel (a gambler), Mikhail Petrenko Aleksei (his servant)

Creatives/Company

Company: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Music: Dmitry Shostakovich
Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski