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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘Eugene Onegin’

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The Grand Theatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its production of “Eugene Onegin.” The company said that Sam Carl will replace Andrea Mastroni in the role of Prince Gremin. The company said that Mastroni was forced to cancel due to personal reasons. Carl has previously appeared with the Glyndebourne Festival, Dutch National Opera, Opéra national de Lorraine, Concertgebouw {…}

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Opernhaus Zürich Announces Cast Change for ‘Eugene Onegin’

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The Opernhaus Zürich has announced a cast change for “Eugene Onegin.” The company said that Ekaterina Sannikova will replace Anita Hartig as Tatiana in the opera. The Ukrainian soprano recently performed at the Mariinsky Theatre in a production of “Tosca,” Oper im Steinbruch in a production of “Nabucco”, and Teatro Massimo di Bellini in a production of “Tosca.” She graduated from {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2022-23 Review: Eugene Onegin

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(Credit: Cory Weaver) San Francisco Opera’s production of “Eugene Onegin” took audiences back in time to the Russia of Alexander Pushkin’s classic poem. Robert Carsen’s scenic rendering gave us a cross-section of the world as it was, with peasants and privileged, the drama of duels, balls, and bedrooms. Spread before the audience, in blush pink and dark blue, peachy yellow {…}

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San Francisco Opera to Live Stream ‘Eugene Onegin’

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(Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera) San Francisco Opera’s Centennial Season continues with Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin,” which the company will live stream on Oct. 1, 2022. The opera, which opened on Sept. 25 and runs through Oct. 14, will be conducted Vassilis Christopoulos making his American debut leading the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. The cast will be led by soprano Evgenia Muraveva {…}

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Opera Holland Park 2022 Review: Eugene Onegin

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(Image credit: © Lidia Crisafulli) Julia Burbach directs a new production of “Eugene Onegin” at Opera Holland Park, Tchaikovsky’s passionate realisation of Alexander Pushkin’s classic Romantic verse novel. Bookish Tatyana falls for the lofty, Darcy-ish Onegin, a dashing figure but also a rebarative one. He lets her down gently – thinking he has done the honorable thing, which he both {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Eugene Onegin’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its performance of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” The company noted, that in tonight’s performance Marjukka Tepponen makes her Met debut in the role of Tatiana replacing Ailyn Perez. The Finnish soprano made her operatic debut as Violetta Valery in “La Traviata” at the Jyväskylä Opera in 2009. She has since performed at the {…}

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Alexander Elliot & Lauren Michelle Lead Opera Omaha’s ‘Eugene Onegin’

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Opera Omaha will close its 2021-2022 season with a new production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” The production will be directed by Rosetta Cucchi, who noted, “Tchaikovsky described his Onegin not as an opera, but as ‘lyric scenes’ and I wanted to follow this advice. Therefore, like an iris of a camera that closes and opens again, the memories will appear, {…}

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Dallas Symphony Announces Cast Change for ‘Eugene Onegin’

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The Dallas Symphony has announced a cast change for its upcoming performances of “Eugene Onegin.” The company noted that Melody Wilson will sing the role of Olga replacing Deniz Uzun, who was originally scheduled. Wilson has performed with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Union Avenue Opera, Theater Bremen, the Hungarian State Opera, Opera Delaware, and the Wexford Opera Festival. Her {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Eugene Onegin

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On March 25, 2022, the Metropolitan Opera presented this season’s premiere of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” Deborah Warner’s 2013 production holds strong nearly a decade later through its emphasis on the humanity of the moment and the music. Led by Maestro James Gaffigan, Friday’s cast was comprised of artists new and familiar to the work, who never failed to seize the {…}