Eugene Onegin Composed by P.I. Tchaikovsky
July 14 & 16 | 7:30 p.m.
It’s all in the timing.
THE STORY She was young, pretty, and absolutely smitten. So, she wrote him a letter confessing her love. He read it and dismissed her entirely, imploring her to “show some restraint.” Years later, they met again. This time, the roles were reversed.
THE OPERA In the same year Cincinnati’s Music Hall was finished, Russian composer Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky completed a new work called Eugene Onegin (oh-NYAY-ghin). Based on a beloved novel by Alexander Pushkin, Tchaikovsky’s ravishing opera is as appealing and melodic as his other masterpieces for the stage, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.
THE CAST Metropolitan Opera star baritone Nathan Gunn makes his Cincinnati Opera debut in the title role, offering his first-ever performances as the Russian aristocrat. Soprano Tatiana Monogarova sings the role of Tatyana, a role she has performed in Paris, Milan and, in spring 2011, at her native Moscow’s legendary Bolshoi Theatre.
Video: William Burden sings Lensky’s Aria from Eugene Onegin
Video: Evans Mirageas previews Eugene Onegin
Video: Watch videos of our Eugene Onegin artists
7.10.11 Anne Arenstein interviews superstar baritone Nathan Gunn about Eugene Onegin on Around Cincinnati
2.14.11 Anne Arenstein interviews Evans Mirageas about the 2011 Season on Around Cincinnati
Eugene Onegin Synopsis
Production Essay: Life Imitates Art Imitates Life
10.1.11 Opera News: Eugene Onegin
7.16.11 Cincinnati Enquirer: Onegin singers thrilling
7.16.11 ConcertoNet.com: Passion Fills Cincinnati Opera’s Eugene Onegin
7.15.11 Parterre Box: Duel exposure
7.14.11 Cincinnati Enquirer Blog: Pride Night celebration at Music Hall Saturday
7.13.11 Barihunks Blog: Nathan Gunn Interview on Eve of Debut
7.13.11 Express Cincinnati: Eugene Onegin—adding a splash of vodka to the repertory
7.13.11 CityBeat: Diary of a Super Woman
7.12.11 Cincinnati Enquirer Blog: Eugene Onegin returns to Cincinnati after 27 years
7.10.11 Cincinnati Enquirer: Star here for role he calls a dream
7.9.11 Music in Cincinnati: Onegin in His Native Language: An Interview with Nathan Gunn
6.15.11 CityBeat: Opera-tunity Knocks
6.11.11 Cincinnati Enquirer: Summer opera season roams the world
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