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THE GAMBLER

Thu 30^th Aug 1962, 19:00 on Third Programme

Opera by Prokofiev in four acts and six scenes
Libretto based on the novel of Dostoevsky by the composer Translated by Mladen Sabljic presented by The Belgrade Opera sung in Serbian In the gambling-house scene:
Producer, Mladen Sabljic
CHORUS and ORCHESTRA OF the BELGRADE Opera
Chorus-Master. Slobodan Krstic
Conducted by OSKAR DANON From the King's Theatre, Edinburgh
ACT 1: The garden of the Grand Hotel-Casino at Roulettenburg
ACT 2: The hall of the hotel

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Translated By:: Mladen Sabljic
Producer:: Mladen Sabljic
Chorus-Master:: Slobodan Krstic
Conducted By:: Oskar Danon
The retired General:: Zarko Cvejic
Pauline, the General's foster-daughter.:: Valerija Hejbalova
Alexey, Pauline's tutor:: Drago Starc
Babushka, the General's mother:: Djurdjevka Cakarevic
The Marquis:: Stjepan Andrasevic
Mister Astley, a rich English man:: Stanoje Jankovic
Blanche, a demi-mondaine:: Mllica Mlladlnovic
Prince Nilsky:: Nikola Jancic
Baron Wirmerhelm:: Vlastimir Stefanovic
Potopich:: Zivojin Mitrovic
Director:: Ilija Gligorijevic
First croupier:: Zvonimir Krnetic
Second croupier:: Milivoje Jaksic
Fat Englishman:: Aleksandar Djokic
Thin Englishman:: Djordje Djurdjevic
Merry lady:: Dobrila Bogosevic
Pale lady:: Anica Jelinek
Coquettish lady:: Ljubica Vrsajkov
Respectable lady:: Milka Stojanovic
Doubtful lady:: Mira Djordjevic
Eager gambler:: Vlandan Cvejic
Sick gambler:: Nikola Stefanovic
Gambler with hunchback:: Dragi Dimitrijevic
Unsuccessful gambler:: Zlvojin Milosavljevic
Old gambler:: Velizar Maksimovic

Source: Radio Times

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