Teatro alla Scala
Its debut in 1879 marked a turning point in Russian opera, abandoning historical tableaux and spectacular effects to paint an intimate portrait of a small group of characters. The composer wrote: “Those for whom the first prerequisite of an opera is stage action will not be satisfied by it.
Those, on the other hand, who in an opera are capable of looking for the musical illustration of everyday, simple, universally human emotions, far removed from anything tragic or theatrical, may (I hope) actually turn out to be satisfied with my opera”.
The music is entrusted to the youthful Timur Zangiev, who stepped into the spotlight when he replaced Valery Gergiev in the Pique Dame and was consecrated at the Salzburg Festival. Stage direction is in the hands of Mario Martone, now in his tenth La Scala production, returning to the Russian repertoire after the triumphant ‘Khovanshchina of Mussorgsky’ in 2019: as then, set design is by Margherita Palli.
Palli’s set design is dazzling: an immense wheat field and a vibrant blue sky evoke the scorching summer of the first act. In contrast, the second act depicted the ruthless Russian winter with a landscape of ice blocks, an effect enhanced by Pasquale Mari’s lighting.
Cast:
Eugene Onegin: Alexey Marko
Tatyana: Aida Garifullina
Lensky: Dmitry Korchak
Olga: Elmina Hasan
Prince Gremin: Dmitry Ulyanov
Madame Larina: Alisa Kolosova
Filippyevna: Julia GertsevaMonsieur
Triquet: Yaroslav Abaimov
Zaretsky: Oleg Budaratskiy
Conductor: Timur Zangiev
Director: Mario Martone
An opera in 3 Acts sung in Russian with English subtitles.
175m inc interval
Tickets £17.50
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With the end of the Seasons of the Met and the Royal Opera House, we are delighted to fill the summer gap with three wonderful and varied operas from La Scala, Milan and Rome Opera.
New productions from 2025 of LOHENGRIN , COSI FAN TUTTI and EUGENE ONEGIN are coming to Chichester to delight your ear and eye .
They also come at reduced prices (adult £17.50) with a special offer of £45 for all three Operas. Cheaper for Members!
Save £7.50!
- Roger Gibson
