Boston Lyric Opera presents:

Tchaikovsky’s Passionate Masterpiece, EUGENE ONEGIN

Different time. Different place. Same old heartache.

Approximate running time: 3 hours

Libretto by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Konstantin Shilovsky after the poem by Aleksandr Pushkin (1831)

Sung in Russian with projected English translation
Scenery originally created for Opera Colorado

Conductor Stephen Lord
Stage Director James Robinson
Set and Costume Designer Bruno Schwengl*
Lighting Designer Adam Silverman

Tatiana - Maria Kanyova, soprano*
Yevgeny - Onegin Mel Ulrich, baritone*
Lenski - Garrett Sorenson, tenor*
Olga - Elizabeth Batton, mezzo-soprano*
Prince Gremin - John Cheek, bass-baritone*
Larina - Dorothy Byrne, mezzo-soprano
Filipyevna - Josepha Gayer, mezzo-soprano
Triquet - Frank Kelley, tenor
Zaretski - Christopher Hutton, baritone

*BLO Debut

Tatiana, pensive and shy, loses her heart to the sophisticated Onegin. He rebuffs her: she's too innocent. But years later, Onegin meets Tatiana again. This time, she's everything he yearns for: poised, womanly—oh, and married. Who's crying now?

Tickets start at $34! Group Discounts available: (617) 542-6772. Student Rush Tickets available at The Shubert Theatre.

Information and tickets: "http://www.blo.org/tkr_onegin.html"

Contact: www.blo.org/tkr_onegin.html