Eugene Onegin (English National Opera Guide 38) (Overture Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO)) (Opera Guides (Overture))

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

ISBN 10: 184749546X / ISBN 13: 9781847495464

Published by Overture Publishing, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eugene Onegin (English National Opera Guide 38) (Overture Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO)) (Opera Guides (Overture))
• Publisher: Overture Publishing
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184749546X
• ISBN 13: 9781847495464
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Used; Very Good

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Synopsis

Eugene Onegin is the most popular of Tchaikovsky s operas. Entitled Lyrical Scenes after Pushkin by the composer, the work takes as its basis the poem of the same name by the great Russian writer Alexander Pushkin. Its story of the unrequited love of Tatyana for the world-weary Onegin has exerted an irresistible hold over audiences for over a hundred years. With its combination of intimate private moments and sumptuous public scenes, the opera is one of the most fully achieved ever written. In this guide there is an article comparing Pushkin s original with its treatment in the opera, a detailed musical analysis and an appreciation of Tchaikovsky s particular skill as a word-setter. An essay on its performance history details the contributions of the most notable artists who have taken part in productions of the work. Illustrations, a thematic guide, the full libretto with English translation and reference sections are also included. Contains: Pushkin into Tchaikovsky, Caryl Emerson Tchaikovsky s Eugene Onegin, Roland John Wiley An Appreciation of Eugene Onegin, Natalia Challis A Domestic Love, Marina Frolova-Walker Eugene Onegin: A Selective Performance History, John Allison Eugene Onegin: Libretto by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Konstantin Shilovsky and Modest Tchaikovsky after the novel in verse by Alexander Pushkin Eugene Onegin: English Translation by Opernführer

About the Author

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era, who wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.