Eugene Onegin

Eugene Onegin / Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

When young, innocent Tatiana (Karita Mattila) meets the handsome Eugene Onegin (Thomas Hampson), she falls in love almost immediately. In one of Russian opera's most memorable solo scenes, she pours out her heart in a passionate letter to Onegin--only to be coldly rejected. When the two meet ag...

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Main Author: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Corporate Author: Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) (Performer)
Other Authors: Mattila, Karita (Performer), Beczala, Piotr (Performer), Hampson, Thomas (Performer), Morris, James, 1947- (Performer), Bělohlávek, Jiří (Conductor)
Format: Video
Language:Russian
Published: [New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [2009]
Subjects:
Operas.
Live sound recordings > New York (State) > New York.
Live sound recordings
Operas
New York (State) > New York
Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:Evgeniĭ Onegin
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Summary:When young, innocent Tatiana (Karita Mattila) meets the handsome Eugene Onegin (Thomas Hampson), she falls in love almost immediately. In one of Russian opera's most memorable solo scenes, she pours out her heart in a passionate letter to Onegin--only to be coldly rejected. When the two meet again several years later, Tatiana has become the elegant wife of wealthy Prince Gremin (James Morris), and it is Onegin's turn to beg for her love. Piotr Beczala is Onegin's unlucky friend, Lenski.
Item Description:Duration: 2 hr., 33 min., 10 sec.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 audio file (2 hr., 33 min., 10 sec.))
Playing Time:02:33:10
Participant or Performer:Karita Mattila ; Piotr Beczala ; Thomas Hampson ; James Morris ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor.
Language:Sung in Russian.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Vendor-supplied metadata.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Recorded live in 2009 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York.

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