How did Vsevolod Meyerhold help revise Sergey Prokofiev’s opera The Gambler?

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During a 1927 tour of the Soviet Union, Sergey Prokofiev reconnected with the innovative theatrical producer Vsevolod Meyerhold. During this visit, Meyerhold assisted the composer in performing a basic revision of the opera The Gambler, which was subsequently produced in Brussels in 1929.1