opera "Eugene Onegin"

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"Eugene Onegin" is a lyric opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s novel in verse and renowned as one of the central works of the Russian operatic repertoire.

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instanceOf lyric opera ⓘ
opera ⓘ
alternateLanguageTitle Евгений Онегин ⓘ
linked to: Eugene Onegin
basedOn Eugene Onegin (novel in verse) ⓘ
linked to: Eugene Onegin
basedOnAuthor Alexander Pushkin ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 24 ⓘ
centralCharacter Eugene Onegin ⓘ
Olga Larina ⓘ
Tatyana Larina ⓘ
Vladimir Lensky ⓘ
commissionedBy not formally commissioned (composed on Tchaikovsky’s own initiative) ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1878 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1877 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
firstProfessionalProductionVenue Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow ⓘ
linked to: Bolshoi Theatre
firstProfessionalProductionYear 1881 ⓘ
firstPublicPerformanceVenue Maly Theatre, Moscow ⓘ
linked to: Maly Theatre
genre lyric opera ⓘ
romantic opera ⓘ
hasCharacterVoiceType Eugene Onegin – baritone ⓘ
Gremin – bass ⓘ
Lensky – tenor ⓘ
Olga – mezzo-soprano ⓘ
Tatyana – soprano ⓘ
language Russian ⓘ
librettist Konstantin Shilovsky ⓘ
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
notability one of the central works of the Russian operatic repertoire ⓘ
notableAria Kuda, kuda vy udalilis ⓘ
Letter Scene ⓘ
numberOfActs 3 ⓘ
orchestration romantic orchestra ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage Russian ⓘ
partOfRepertoire Russian operatic canon ⓘ
premiereCity Moscow ⓘ
premiereCountry Russian Empire ⓘ
premiereDate 1879-03-29 ⓘ
premiereLocation Maly Theatre, Moscow ⓘ
linked to: Maly Theatre
premiereType student performance ⓘ
settingCountry Russia ⓘ
settingPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
sourceWorkForm novel in verse ⓘ
structure three acts ⓘ
style lyrical ⓘ
through-composed with closed numbers ⓘ
subjectMatter duel ⓘ
fate and regret ⓘ
unrequited love ⓘ
typicalPerformanceLanguage Russian ⓘ

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Bolshoi Theatre → notableWorkPerformed → opera "Eugene Onegin" ⓘ
Renée Fleming → notableRole → Tatiana in Tchaikovsky’s "Eugene Onegin" ⓘ
linked to: opera "Eugene Onegin"
Eugene Onegin → adaptedAs → opera Eugene Onegin ⓘ
linked to: opera "Eugene Onegin"
Galina Vishnevskaya → notableRole → Tatiana in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin ⓘ
linked to: opera "Eugene Onegin"
Letter Scene → operaCatalogueNumber → Op. 24 (Eugene Onegin) ⓘ
linked to: opera "Eugene Onegin"
Kuda, kuda vy udalilis → sungInAct → Act II of Eugene Onegin ⓘ
linked to: opera "Eugene Onegin"
Gremin → firstPerformanceWork → Eugene Onegin (1879 premiere) ⓘ
subject linked to: Gremin – bass
linked to: opera "Eugene Onegin"
Tatyana Larina → portrayedIn → opera Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
linked to: opera "Eugene Onegin"
Tatiana Larina → adaptedIn → opera Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
linked to: opera "Eugene Onegin"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky → composerOf → opera "Eugene Onegin" ⓘ
subject linked to: Konstantin Shilovsky