Eugene Onegin (opera)

Eugene Onegin (??????? ?????? in Russian, Yevgeny Onegin in transliteration) is an opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by Konstantin Shilovsky and the composer, based on the novel of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin. First performance: Malyi Theatre, Moscow, 1879.

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Russian - Transliteration - Opera - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Konstantin Shilovsky - Novel - Same name - Aleksandr Pushkin - Malyi Theatre - Moscow - 1879

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Eugene Onegin is a well-known example of lyric opera; the libretto follows very closely Pushkin's original, retaining much of his poetry, to which Tchaikovsky adds music of a dramatic nature. The story concerns a selfish hero who lives to regret his blasé rejection of a young woman's love and his careless incitement of a fatal duel with his best friend. It is part of the standard operatic repertoire. There are a several recordings of it, and it is regularly performed.

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