{"id":4160,"date":"2017-05-15T17:46:35","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T15:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=4160"},"modified":"2017-05-15T17:46:35","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T15:46:35","slug":"anna-netrebko-stars-in-the-mets-live-in-hd-broadcast-of-tchaikovskys-eugene-onegin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/05\/15\/anna-netrebko-stars-in-the-mets-live-in-hd-broadcast-of-tchaikovskys-eugene-onegin\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Netrebko Stars In The Met’s “Live In HD” Broadcast Of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The next production from the Met in the current Live in HD season, acclaimed English director Deborah Warner\u2019s production of Tchaikovsky\u2019s romantic tragedy Eugene Onegin, releases at Nouveau and select Ster-Kinekor cinemas from Saturday, 20 May, for limited screenings.<\/p>\n

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Soprano Anna Netrebko reprises one of her most acclaimed roles as Tatiana, the na\u00efve heroine of Tchaikovsky\u2019s opera, which the composer adapted from Pushkin\u2019s classic verse novel. Peter Mattei stars opposite her as the self-confident title character, Eugene Onegin, who rejects Tatiana\u2019s love until it\u2019s too late. Other lead roles in the opera are sung by Alexey Dolgov as Onegin\u2019s friend-turned-rival, Lenski, with Elena Maximova as Tatiana\u2019s sister, Olga, and \u0160tefan Koc\u00e1n as Prince Gremin.<\/p>\n

The opera, a revival of acclaimed English director Deborah Warner\u2019s staging that opened the Met\u2019s 2013-14 season, is conducted by Robin Ticciati, music director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera.<\/p>\n

Russian mezzo-soprano Yelizaveta Lavrovskaya suggested Alexander Pushkin\u2019s popular Russian work, Eugene Onegin, to Tchaikovsky as the basis of an opera. The composer originally felt the plot was not strong enough to sustain an opera. However, he kept thinking about the story as an opera and ultimately felt that if he used original verses from Pushkin\u2019s novel, the opera could be a success. Since this story was well-known, Tchaikovsky reckoned the audience could fill in any details that were not included in the actual opera, similar to Puccini\u2019s La Boh\u00e8me.<\/p>\n

Eugene Onegin premiered at the Moscow Conservatory in 1879. The opera became popular in Russia but was slow to gain popularity outside the country. The first performance in the US was at the Met in 1920. The premiere was initially sung in Italian; however, today\u2019s productions are sung in its original Russian.<\/p>\n