| Eugene Onegin |
| Eugene Onegin (also written Yevgeny Onegin) is a Russian opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The libretto was written by K. Shilovsky and the composer, and is based very closely on the novel in verse of same name, Eugene Onegin, by Aleksandr Pushkin. It was first performed in Moscow in 1879. In the plot of the opera, the selfish hero (a baritone) lives to regret his blas� rejection of a young woman's love and his careless incitement of a fatal duel with his best friend. The most famous arias in the opera include: Lensky's reflection just before the duel Prince Gremin's aria about Tatyana Tatyana's letter aria The music for the opera also includes some well known dance numbers, usually performed as ballet set pieces within the opera performance. Eugene Onegin is part of the standard operatic repertoire. There are a several recordings of it, and it is regularly performed. (source) |
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| Roles Larina, lady of the manor mezzo-soprano Tatyana, her daughter soprano Olga, Tatyana's sister contralto Filippyevna, a nurse mezzo-soprano Lensky tenor Yevgeny Onyegin baritone Prince Gremin, bass Company Commander bass Zaretsky bass Triquet, a Frenchman tenor Guillot, Onegin's valet silent Chorus, silent roles: Peasants, peasant women, ballroom guests, landowners and ladies of the manor, officers. |