Opera Eugene Onegin original version by Yuri Bashmet after motifs of the novel by Alexander Pushkin and the opera by Pyotr Tchaikovsky World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
Schedule for Eugene Onegin original version by Yuri Bashmet after motifs of the novel by Alexander Pushkin and the opera by Pyotr Tchaikovsky 2022
Orchestra: The State Symphony Orchestra "New Russia"
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
New version of "Eugene Onegin" by after motifs
of the novel by Alexander Pushkin and the opera by Pyotr
Tchaikovsky
Synopsis
Act 1
Scene 1: The garden of the Larin country estate Madame
Larina (mezzo-soprano) and the nurse (mezzo-soprano) are sitting outside: her
two daughters, Tatyana (soprano) and younger sister Olga (contralto), can be
heard from inside the house. A group of peasants sing a comic song about the
serenading of a miller’s daughter. Tatyana is reading a romantic novel but her
mother tells her that real life is different. Visitors arrive: Olga’s fiancйe
Lensky (tenor), a young poet, and his friend Eugene Onegin (baritone), a
world-weary St Petersburg ’drawing-room automaton’ (Nabokov). Lensky introduces
Onegin to the Larin family. Onegin is initially surprised that Lensky has chosen
the extrovert Olga rather than her romantic elder sister. Tatyana for her part
is immediately and strongly attracted to Onegin.
Scene 2: Tatyana’s room Tatyana confesses to her nurse that
she is in love. Left alone she writes a letter to Onegin driven by the
realization that she is fatally and irreversibly drawn to him (the celebrated
’Letter Scene’). When the old woman returns Tatyana asks her to arrange for the
letter to be sent to Onegin.
Scene 3: Another part of the estate Onegin arrives to see
Tatyana and give her his answer to her letter. He explains, not unkindly, that
he is not a man who loves easily and is unsuited to marriage. Tatyana is crushed
and unable to reply.
Act 2
Scene 1: The ballroom of the Larin house Tatyana’s name-day
party. Onegin is irritated with the country people who gossip about him and
Tatyana, and with Lensky for persuading him to come. He decides to revenge
himself by dancing and flirting with Olga. Lensky becomes extremely jealous.
Olga is insensitive to her fiancй and apparently attracted to Onegin. There is a
diversion, while a French neighbour called Monsieur Triquet (tenor) sings some
couplets in honour of Tatyana, after which the quarrel becomes more intense.
Lensky renounces his friendship with Onegin in front of all the guests, and
challenges Onegin to a duel, which the latter is forced, with many misgivings,
to accept.
Scene 2: On the banks of a wooded stream, early morning
Lensky is waiting for Onegin, and sings of his uncertain fate and his love
for Olga. Onegin arrives. They are both reluctant to go ahead with the duel but
lack the power to stop it. Onegin shoots Lensky dead.
Act 3
Scene 1: At a ball in the house of a rich nobleman in St
Petersburg Some years have passed. Onegin reflects on the emptiness of his
life and his remorse over the death of Lensky. Prince Gremin (bass) enters with
his wife, Tatyana now transformed into a grand, aristocratic beauty. Gremin
sings of his great happiness with Tatyana, and introduces Onegin to her. Onegin
is deeply impressed by Tatyana, and is fired by a desperate longing to regain
her love.
Scene 2: Reception room in Prince Gremin’s house Tatyana has
received a letter from Onegin. Onegin enters and begs for her love and her pity.
Tatyana wonders why he is now attracted to her. Is it because of her social
position? Onegin is adamant that his passion is real and absolute. Tatyana,
moved to tears, reflects how near they once were to happiness but nevertheless
asks him to leave. She admits she still loves him, but will remain faithful to
her husband. Onegin implores her, but she finally leaves him alone in his
despair.
Schedule for Eugene Onegin original version by Yuri Bashmet after motifs of the novel by Alexander Pushkin and the opera by Pyotr Tchaikovsky 2022
Extract from the opera "Eugene Onegin" |
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About This Video 42:12 Extract from the opera "Eugene Onegin"
Onegin - Andrey Bondarenko, Lensky - Ilya Selivanov
Mariinsky II theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia |
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