Opera in four acts and six scenes by Prokofiev Libretto, based on the novel by DOSTOEVSKY. by THE COMPOSER
English translation by RITA MCALLISTER and DAVID POUNTNEY
The English National
Opera production direct from the London Coliseum
The story of Alexey, a young Russian tutor who. in an attempt to save the girl he loves, loses his money, the girl, and his soul, at the roulette tables.
Other parts sung by MOIRA CLARK , GLORIA CRANE (SOpS) SHELAGH SQUIRES ,
JEAN RIGBY , ELIZABETH BOORMAN (mezzo-sops),
TERRY JENKINS , GARRY SUTCLIFFE , STUART KALE ,
TOM EMLYN-WILLIAMS , EDWARD BYLES.
NEVILLE GRIFFITHS. JOSEPH RIORDAN (tenors), MALCOLM RIVERS , ROGER BECLEY , LEIGH MAURICE , PAUL NAPIER-BURROWS (baritones), MARK RICHARDSON , ANTHONY CUNNINGHAM , RICHARD ANGAS , PETER KESTNER ,
CORDON TRAYNER (basses) English National Opera Chorus chorus-master LESLIE PYSON English National Opera Orchestra leader EDMUND REID conducted by Christian Badea Acts 1 and 2