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Eugene Onegin is a well-known example of lyric opera, to which Tchaikovsky added music of a dramatic nature. The story concerns a selfish hero who lives to regret his blasé rejection of a young woman's love and his careless incitement of a fatal duel with his best friend.
Tchaikovsky’s many moods—tender, grand, melancholy—are all given free rein in Eugene Onegin. The opera is based on Pushkin’s iconic verse novel, which re-imagines the Byronic romantic anti-hero as the definitive bored Russian aristocrat caught between convention and ennui; Tchaikovsky, similarly, took Western European operatic forms and ...
A guide to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's heartrending lyric opera, Eugene Onegin, including Synopsis, Music & Arias, Fun Facts, Running Time and much more!
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Based on the verse-novel Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin, John Cranko’s majestic and astounding ballet allows the strength and agency of our romantic heroine to shine through. This production ran: Jun 18 - Jun 22
Eugene Onegin. In co-production with the Columbus Symphony; When sensitive Tatyana bares her soul in a love letter to the dashing Eugene Onegin, he coldly rejects her and flirts with her sister, resulting in a deadly duel with his trusted friend, Lensky. Years later, Onegin returns, tortured by guilt and remorse.
Olga’s fiancé, Lensky, arrives with Onegin, a friend from St. Petersburg. Onegin is surprised that Lensky should have chosen the superficial Olga for a wife and turns his attention to the more enigmatic Tatyana. Tatyana, for her part, sees Onegin as the man of her dreams.
Eugene Onegin plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips.
Eugene Onegin – Lensky's aria 'Kuda, kuda, vi udalilis' (Pavol Breslik, The Royal Opera) Director of The Royal Opera Kasper Holten makes his directorial debut at Covent Garden with a new ...
Mar 29, 2018 · Tchaikovsky wrote several operas throughout his career, but none have stood the test of time quite like “Eugene Onegin.” The opera, which opened on March 29, 1879, is renowned for its sweeping melodic pulse and the tremendous emotional punch that Tchaikovsky punches throughout.
