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Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Eugene Onegin

Duration
3 h, incl. 1 interval (30 min)
When
9.2.2024 – 19.3.2024
Where
Main Stage
Genre
Opera
Price range
20–122 €
Language
Russian. Surtitles in Finnish, Swedish and English
Age recommendation
12+
Good to know
Sign language interpretation on 14 Feb and 16 Mar

An opera that echoes with great yearning

The dashing Onegin rebuffs the affections of the young Tatyana, and the love of Olga’s life, Lensky, dies in a duel. Years later, Onegin confesses his love to Tatyana, but it’s already too late. No one seems to find happiness, and the chance for love slips through their fingers.

Eugene Onegin is an opera about unfulfilled yearning. Everyone is unhappy – except for the audience, who will be enraptured by Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s haunting and evocative music. Eugene Onegin is a timeless opera classic, which explores themes of first love and heartbreak that resonate with everyone. Marco Arturo Marelli’s brilliant interpretation delivers beauty that elevates the ordinary to the extraordinary.

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synopsis

Tatyana falls in love with Onegin and writes a letter to him, but Onegin doesn’t care about her. Olga has found love with Lensky, but their happiness comes to a bitter end in his duel with Onegin. Years later, Onegin returns and finds Tatyana married to Gremin. It’s his turn to write a love letter, but Tatyana has already made her choice.

The full synopsis and other background information in the programme leaflet.

creative team

Music
Pjotr Tšaikovski
Libretto after the verse novel by Pushkin
Pjotr Tšaikovski, Konstantin Šilovski
Conductor
Alan Buribayev
Director
Marco Arturo Marelli
Sets
Marco Arturo Marelli
Costumes
Dagmar Niefind
Lighting design
Marco Arturo Marelli

cast

Eugene Onegin
Iurii Samoilov
Tatyana
Aistė Piliba
Lensky
Tigran Hakobyan
Larina
Anu Ontronen
Filipyevna
Merle Silmato
Prince Gremin
Matti Turunen
Triquet
Roland Liiv
Zaretsky
Sampo Haapaniemi
Guillot
Juhana Suninen

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Sign language interpretation in performances on 14 February and 16 March.

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