“But I’m not made for bliss,” says Eugene Onegin in Pushkin’s eponymous poem of 1833, “my soul is strange to it.” And so he spurns the love of young Tatiana. Here was a story tailor-made for Tchaikovsky, who composed his opera in 1879 and wished it to be performed simply. Director Tomer Zvulun’s production of Eugene Onegin answers that wish with clean lines, clear storytelling, and elegant, uncluttered sets. —L.J.
The Arts Intel Report
Eugene Onegin, by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
When
Sept 14–22, 2019
Where
260 Boulevard de Maisonneuve O 1er étage, Montréal, QC H2X 1Y9, Canada