Opéra National de Lorraine 2024-25 Review: Eugene Onegin

(Credit: Nilz Böhme) Contrary to what the opera indicates in most scenes, with the exception of the duel between Lensky and Onegin, the Swiss director sets the first three acts outdoors. Only the final act at Prince Gremin’s house, where the final confrontation between Tatiana Princess Gremin and Eugene Onegin takes place, is performed indoors. Underlining the fact that everything {…}

CD Review: Philippe Boesmans’ ‘On purge bébé!’

“This could be my last opera,” predicted Philippe Boesmans in February of last year, just two months before his death at 85. “I’ve done tragedies…so I decided that I have to finish with total lightness, total insouciance.” Virtually unknown in the U.S., the Belgian composer garnered European success with exquisite settings of serious drama: Schnitzler’s “Reigen“ (1993), Shakespeare’s “Winter’s Tale” {…}

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Opéra National de Lorraine 2024-25 Review: Eugene Onegin

CD Review: Philippe Boesmans’ ‘On purge bébé!’