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Eugene Oneginlyric opera in three acts, seven scenes Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky Libretto: Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Konstantin Shilovsky after the poetic novel of the same name by Alexander Pushkin Production: Stanislav Gaudasinsky Set designer: Semion Pastukh Costume designer: Galina Solovyova Premiere of the production: November 2, 1985 Revival of the production: April 14, 2009 Director of the revival: Olga Kapanina Running time: 3 hours 20 minutes Performance has two intervals Performed in Russian In May 1877, singer Elizaveta Lavrovskaya gave Pyotr Tchaikovsky an idea to compose an opera based on Pushkin’s novel Eugene Onegin. First the composer declined the idea as “the mad one” but soon he got interested and absolutely absorbed with it. From the Pushkin’s novel — “the encyclopedia of Russian life” — he chose the scenes that involved the emotional world and fortunes of his heroes, calling the opera “lyrical scenes.” In January 1881, the first professional performance took place at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. The première in St Petersburg was another great success. By early 20th century there was no big opera house in Russia that lacked Eugene Onegin in its repertory. The classical production of the opera at the Mikhailovsky Theatre is a real treat both for the connoisseurs and amateurs.
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1833–2012 Mikhailovsky Theatre St. Petersburg
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