Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky, P. I., P 18 apr 2022, No (2022/2022), Režisēja Orpha Phelan,, Diriģents Sebastian Tewinkel, Landestheater Mecklenburg, Germany

The epic verse Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin is today considered by many to be Russia's ticket to the realm of world literature. And since its premiere in Moscow in 1879, Peter Tchaikovsky's opera of the same name, based on this material, has been by far the most frequently performed Russian opera. The composer searched for a long time for suitable material and finally found it in Pushkin's powerful drama. With his setting, Tchaikovsky succeeded in creating a deeply felt and extremely touching portrait of the soul about the irreversibility of decisions that shape an entire life, love and suffering. What happened if …? What would have happened if I had made a completely different decision at a certain point many years ago? How different would my life have been? Such questions and thoughts about both potential and missed opportunities in life accompany the main characters Tatyana and Onegin in Tchaikovsky's lyrical scenes. Both are outsiders in a rigid society that sets a strict canon of rules. Both seem destined for each other, but they don't find each other. Tatjana feels resistance to the social system that surrounds her, but Onegin is unable to stand by his true self. He fails in himself and therefore loses his true love, Tatjana.