(Credit: Brescia e Amisano ©Teatro alla Scala) On the recommendation of mezzo-soprano Yelizaveta Lavrovskaya, Tchaikovsky began reading “Eugene Onegin” by Alexander Pushkin, initially more out of obligation than pleasure. However, the novel captivated him, especially the figure of Tatiana, which led him to compose a series of “lyrical scenes.” In a letter addressed to Karl Albrecht, Musical Inspector of the Imperial {…}