Eugene Onegin on the move in Australia

By Brian Angus, 05 May 2017

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Reviewed at Adelaide Showground: Thomas Edmonds Opera Studio, Adelaide on 4 May 2017

Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin

Co-Opera Co

Brian Chatterton, Conductor

Tessa Bremner, Director

Miranda Hamptom, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Meran Bow, Tatyana, Filippyevna

Deborah Johnson, Tatyana

Bronwyn Douglas, Olga

Michael Butchard, Lensky

Branko Lovrinov, Lensky, Monsieur Triquet

Nicholas Cannon, Eugene Onegin

Eugene Raggio, Eugene Onegin, Prince Gremin

Kerrie Bolton, Filippyevna

James Moffatt, Captain, Zaretsky

Norberg Hohl, Monsieur Triquet

Karen Fitz-Gibbon, Madame Larina

Sara Lambert, Madame Larina

Joshua Rowe, Prince Gremin

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Brian Angus

Brian is a lover of opera, and has enjoyed attending operas for over forty years. Brian has very catholic tastes; favourite classic composers are Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi, contemporary composers John Adams and Jake Heggie, and a curiosity about Stockhausen’s music. He is always seeking opportunities to expand his appreciation of the world of music and opera.