EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovsky – Deutsche Oper am Rhein

When Eugene Onegin enters Tatyana’s orderly life, he appears to her like a character from her novels. The young, inexperienced woman falls head over heels in love with the urbane bon vivant. But he rejects her affection; his restless lifestyle is not suitable for a long-term relationship. Years later, the two meet again. The mature Tatyana has entered into a marriage of convenience with the much older Prince Gremin and has become a wealthy woman. Onegin is shocked to realise that Tatyana would have been the right one for him after all. How will she respond to his passionate confessions…? Shortly before composing The Maid of Orleans, Tchaikovsky adapted Pushkin’s verse novel Eugene Onegin in the late 1870s. Its story of unrequited love mirrored events in the composer’s own life. In May 1877, Tchaikovsky had received a letter from a former Moscow Conservatory student, Antonina Milyukova, who was unknown to him, claiming she had been secretly in love with him for some years. Tchaikovsky appears to have no real feelings for Antonina but had heartfelt sympathy for the unrequited lover, and, through Tatyana, searched for a musical expression to convey with supreme sensitivity the inner torment of the heroine. Tatyana’s transformation, from the deeply serious adolescent of her great letter scene into the mature yet desperately unhappy woman who finally dismisses the man she loves, is one of greatest portrayals in all opera. After Macbeth, German director Michael Thalheimer stages his fourth production for Deutsche Oper am Rhein, creating a world of unfulfilled longings in a society that has grown tired of itself. Full performance streamed on OperaVision from 23 March 2024 at 19:00 CET to 23 September 2024 at 12:00 CET: CAST Larina Katarzyna Kuncio Tatyana Ekaterina Sannikova Olga Ramona Zaharia Eugene Onegin Bogdan Baciu Lensky Ovidiu Purcel Prince Gremin Bogdan Taloș Filipyevna Ulrike Helzel Zaretsky Valentin Ruckebier Triquet Sergej Khomov Lead singer Mamuka Manjgaladze Captain Volker Philippi Chorus Choir of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Orchestra Düsseldorfer Symphoniker Music Pyotr Tchaikovsky Text Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Konstantin Shilovsky Conductor Vitali Alekseenok Director Michael Thalheimer Stage Design Henrik Ahr Costume Michaela Barth Chorus Master Gerhard Michalski Light Stefan Bolliger Dramaturgy Anna Grundmeier Conceptual preparation Bettina Auer OperaVision is a freeview opera streaming platform, supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme. Watch live streams as the performances themselves unfold in the opera house. Enjoy a variety of shows - including opera, operetta, musical theatre, dance, ballet and concerts. Opera connaisseur or curious newcomer, there is something for everyone on OperaVision. @operavision