"Do the wrong thing and live to regret it" could be Onegin's credo. This time, he finds he loves Tatyana, regrets having spurned her and sets out to win her from her husband. Years later, Onegin again encounters Tatyana, now a sophisticated woman married to a prince. The next morning, though both know better than to proceed, neither is bold enough to call off the duel, and Onegin shoots Lensky dead. The quarrel escalates to the point that Onegin and Lensky challenge each other to a duel. She pours her heart into a love letter, only to have Onegin coolly reject her.Īt a ball in Tatyana's honor, Onegin intentionally rouses the jealousy of his good friend Lensky by dancing with his fiancee Olga, Tatyana's flirtatious sister. The title character is a rich and jaded young man who somehow awakens the passion of the sensitive young girl Tatyana. The opera is based on Alexander Pushkin's verse novel "Eugene Onegin," one of the masterworks of Russian literature. Its distinctive feature is Michael Levine's spare, "white box" production design, which contrasts with Levine's traditionally elaborate period costumes. This time, HGO is presenting an "Onegin" the city has not seen before - the production director Robert Carsen created for the Metropolitan Opera in 1997.
Tickets: $23-$240 71, hgo.org See More Collapse Where: Houston Grand Opera at Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas
"Eugene Onegin," widely regarded as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's finest opera, returns to Houston Grand Opera this week for the first time since the company's 2002 staging.įor one of the world's most popular composers, whose ballet scores and orchestral works are among the most familiar and frequently performed, the comparative infrequency with which his operas are produced (outside of Russia) remains something of a puzzler. Dave Rossman/Freelance Show More Show Less
1 of4 Norman Reinhardt, left, and Scott Hendricks star in Houston Grand Opera's production of "Eugene Onegin." Dave Rossman/Freelance Show More Show Less 2 of4 Norman Reinhardt as Lensky and Scott Hendricks as Onegin during rehearsals for Houston Grand Opera's "Eugene Onegin" Dave Rossman/Freelance Show More Show Less 3 of4 Scott Hendricks as Onegin and Katie Van Kooten as Tatyana during rehearsals for "Eugene Onegin" by the Houston Grand Opera Dave Rossman/Freelance Show More Show Less 4 of4 Scott Hendricks as Onegin and Katie Van Kooten as Tatyana during rehearsals for "Eugene Onegin" by the Houston Grand Opera.
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