Summary: This recording was made in 1975 when the Bolshoi Opera Company, under the direction of Gennady Rozhdestvensky, performed at the Metropolitan Opera. The recording was initially held by Melodiya and finally released 2 years later in 1977 and then scraped! No one knows why and only a handful of copies were ever sold. This extremely rare recording doesn't even show up on any list as having ever been done! But here it is. Sung entirely in Russian, this superb recording (remastered by Classical Music Discoveries) is a definite MUST for your library. “The Gambler” is an opera in 4 acts to a Russian libretto by Dostoyevsky. Composed in the years of 1915 and 1916 the opera did not receive its first performance until 1929 and it had been extensively revised in 1927. First performed in the United States in 1975 by the Bolshoi Opera, “The Gambler” did not receive its first American production until 2001. This lost recording of 1977, conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky is the US Premiere of the work which was performed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1975. Purchase this recording here: CD or Digital plus Shipping Destination Digital Download ONLY $5.99 USD CDs with USA Shipping $14.99 USD CDs with International Shipping $24.99 USD
