The Gamblers (Shostakovich)
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For the Prokofiev opera, see The Gambler (Prokofiev).
The Gamblers (Russian: Игроки, romanized: Igroki), Op. 63, is an unfinished opera, composed by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1941/42 to his own libretto based on Nikolai Gogol's comedy The Gamblers (1842). The surviving first act lasts around 47 minutes.[1] Krzysztof Meyer realised a completion in German, Die Spieler, in 1981. Both versions were performed on stage and recorded.
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The Gamblers | |
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Unfinished opera by Dmitri Shostakovich | |
Native title | Russian: Игроки, romanized: Igroki |
Librettist | Shostakovich |
Language | Russian |
Based on | The Gamblers by Nikolai Gogol |
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