Eugen Onegin

In the organizer's words:

The verse novel "Eugene Onegin" is probably Alexander Pushkin's best-known work and describes the reality and contradictions of Russian society at the beginning of the 19th century like no other work before it. Above all, however, it depicts the dramatic love story between the dandy Eugene Onegin, who tries in vain to numb his world-weariness with fleeting pleasures, and Tatyana, a dreamy girl who later becomes an established prince's wife.

The two meet after Onegin moves to the country from St. Petersburg following an inheritance. When Tatyana confesses her love to the arrogant city dweller, he rejects her brusquely. Shortly afterwards, Onegin also loses his best friend, whom he kills in a duel. Years later, Onegin and Tatyana meet again at a ball. Onegin begs her for a second chance, but although Tatyana still loves him, she stays with her husband.

To symphonic and chamber music works by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, Yaroslav Ivanenko tells his version of the Russian national epic as a ballet. It is about honest and strong feelings, about loyalty and ultimately about nothing less than the question of what we really need in our lives.

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