Details

Based on Pushkin's masterpiece of Russian literature, Tchaikovsky's great opera tells of the fated love between the innocent Tatyana and the world-weary cynic Eugene Onegin. The opera includes the famous 'letter scene', a tour-de-force of the soprano repertoire, in which Tatyana dramatically and magnificently declares her true love for Onegin, a love that is tragically rejected. The ensuing maelstrom of emotions ends in duel between Onegin and his best friend, the poet, Lensky, which leaves Lensky dead and Onegin devastated. Years later, at the St Petersburg Ball, Onegin meets Tatyana again and realises his mistake, but now the married Tatyana is unable to accept his love. Running time: 3hrs 15mins

Cast/Performers

Audun Iversen (Eugene Onegin), Amanda Echalaz (Tatyana), Toby Spence (Lensky), Brindley Sherratt (Prince Gremin), Claudia Huckle (Olga), Diana Montague (Madame Larina), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Filipievna), David Stout (Zaretski)

Creatives/Company

Music: Tchaikovsky
Book by: Pushkin
Lyrics: Shilovsky
Producer(s): English National Opera, Metropolitan Opera New York
Conductor: Edward Gardner
Director: Deborah Warner
Design: Tom Pye
Costume(s): Chloe Obolensky, Lily Kendaka (associate costume)
Lighting: Jean Kalman
Choreographer: Kim Brandestrup
Translation: Martin Pickard