Performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under its principal guest conductor, Kent Nagano. They are joined by a cast of mainly Russian vocal soloists, headed by Alexander Tsymbalyuk as Boris. 2 hybrid SACDs.
Eugene Onegin is Tchaikovsky's most lyrical operatic work. The opera is based on Pushkin's novel in verse and was first produced in Moscow on March 29, 1879.
An epic of immense power and humanity, set at the time when Peter the Great became czar of Russia. Political intrigue, religious persecution, and the tragedy of a nation form the backdrop against which intense personal dramas are played out.
Hans Neuenfels, the luminary of modern director's theatre, provides a compelling, multi-layered staging of Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame at Salzburg Festival. In the stark, mostly abstract sets by Christian Schmidt, Neuenfels.
Tatiana falls in love with Onegin who urges her to forget him. Onegin kills a man in a duel and travels abroad. Six years later he meets Tatiana again, but she is married.