(Photo: Neil Harrison) Since Cameron Menzies took on the position of artistic director of Northern Ireland Opera in 2020, the company has undergone something of a Renaissance. Although working on a slim budget, enough to fund only one main stage production each season, its imaginative and innovative approach has led to it staging a stream of high-quality short works, which {…}
U.K.’s HGO is set to present Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” this November at the Jackson Lane Theater. The opera will be directed by Eleanor Burke and conducted by John Paul Jennings. Ambrose Connolly and Joylon Loy are taking on the title role. As Taytana, audiences will experience the talents of Hasmik Harutyunyan and Nicola Said while Lensky will be interpreted by {…}
(Photo: Ross Kavanagh) This September, Northern Ireland Opera premieres its new production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin”, with its quality cast members directed by Cameron Menzies, and conducted by Dominic Limburg. This production looks certain to be another hit with local audiences, following its sell-out productions of “La Traviata” and “Tosca.” OperaWire met up with one of its stars, mezzo-soprano Sarah {…}
The Northern Ireland Opera has announced the Principal Cast and Creatives in Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” The opera, which will be performed in September in Belfast, will be directed by the renowned national opera company’s Artistic Director Cameron Menzies. Conductor Dominic Limburg will lead the performance with a cast that includes Mary McCabe, Carolyn Dobbin, Sarah Richmond, Jenny Bourke, Yuriy Yurchuk, {…}
Opera Columbus is set to present “Eugene Onegin” for the first time in the city’s history. The famed Tchaikovsky opera opens on March 1 and 2 at the Ohio Theatre and features a cast starring Lydia Grindatto as Tatyana, Morgan Smith in the title role, Dane Duarez as Lensky, and HIlary Ginther as Olga Larina. Rosetta Cucchi directs and Roseen {…}
Heartbeat Opera is set to present two new works as part of its Spring Fest. First up is “Eugene Onegin” in a brand-new 100-minute adaptation. The opera aims to explore the seminal opera through “the lens of Tchaikovsky’s suppressed queerness.” “This reimagining of ‘Eugene Onegin’ comes at a time in which many Russian artists are being forced to flee the {…}
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music is set to present Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” on Nov. 3 and 5, 2023. The production will be directed by Paul Curran and conducted by Stephanie Rhodes Russell. The opera stars Daniela Machado as Tatyana and Adam Partridge in the title role. Other cast members include Gabriel Natal Baéz, Katherine Dobbs, William Dopp, Kellan Dunlap, Viviana {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its Oct. 8 performance of “Eugene Onegin.” The Barcelona theater said, “In today’s performance of ‘Eugene Onegin’, the tenor Josep Bros plays the role of Vladimir Lenski, replacing Alexey Neklyudov.” Bros is currently performing the role of Lenski in the second cast of “Onegin.” He is a well-known Catalan {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
(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 {…}
