Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin
The elegant Thomas Hampson is Eugene Onegin, a handsome young man who coldly spurns the love of shy Tatiana (Solveig Kringelborn) and flirts with the fiancée of his best friend Lensky (Marcello Giordani)—which leads to a duel in which Lensky is killed. But Onegin’s disregard for other people is turned on its head years later when he meets a more mature and self-assured Tatiana, no longer a country girl but the beautiful wife of Prince Gremin (Robert Lloyd). This time it is Onegin who pours out his heart—only to be left alone.
Full SynopsisPerformance Info
Performance Date
Feb 23, 2002
Composer
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Librettist
Libretto by Konstantin Shilovsky and the composer, based on the novel in verse by Alexander Pushkin
Run Time
2 HRS 28 MIN
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet