Turning over an old leaf
Is there any opera that can take more of a beating while still making an impact than Eugene Onegin?
9 pieces since 2010 — in 6 roles, at 3 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
2 pieces as Madame Larina — stats above show all coverage for Elena Zaremba.
View allIs there any opera that can take more of a beating while still making an impact than Eugene Onegin?
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin is his masterwork and its themes of social convention and unrequited longing surely struck a deep chord in a composer who, in late 19th century Russia, was gay and had to conduct himself carefully.
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