It all starts before the overture with the mature Tatyana showing silent grief, and Onegin appearing on stage during the overture. The production itself was a bit too clever as the director plays with time, flashbacks, and a dream world. Glorious singing then from cast, and chorus too, and with eyes closed, like one man near me, it was wonderful. No such problems for Pavol Breslik as Lensky, who sang superbly I loved his sincere apology to Madame Larina after challenging Onegin to a duel while being her guest, and his soliloquy at the start of Part II before the duel brought the house down.Īmong the secondary roles, Tatyana’s nurse Filippyevna was beautifully sung by Kathleen Wilkinson, Zaretsky (Lensky’s second) was strongly portrayed by bass Jihoon Kim, and Peter Rose delivered a stunning monologue as Prince Gremin. His Tatyana was Krassimira Stoyanova, who sang powerfully, but the production curtailed her dramatic interpretation by having an actress/ dancer portray the emotive moments.
Simon Keenlyside sang strongly as Onegin though the production prevented him from giving a full portrayal of the character.
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