Work: Eugene Onegin

The Lithuanian soprano’s riveting performance as the central character in Tchaikovsky’s operatic masterpiece lights up Deborah Warner’s mostly bland production.

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Opera Australia’s Eugene Onegin shines musically

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Sandra Bowdler, 17 Mar

Eugene Onegin returns to the Sydney Opera house in Kasper Holten’s slightly awkward production but the singing and orchestral playing are exemplary.

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Eugene Onegin on the road: Wild Arts plays Opera Holland Park

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Mark Pullinger, 14 Aug

Tchaikovsky stipulated that a staging of Eugene Onegin need not be lavish but should be kept in period. He would have been satisfied with the results here.

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ViennaEugene Onegin

On demand from Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, Thu 28 May at 19:00, From 28 May 19:00
to 30 May 23:59

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

Timur Zangiev; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Vienna State Opera; Maria Danilova; Gleb Filshtinsky; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

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