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Tatyana (soprano Tamar Iveri) appeals to Onegin (baritone Simon Keenlyside) in the Vienna production of Tchaikovsky's opera.

Vienna State Opera

Eugene Onegin

November 7, 2009, 1:00 pm

Composer: P.I. Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa

A brooding masterpiece, Tchaikovsky's dark drama deals with a caddish aristocrat whose indifference towards others turns full circle and comes back to destroy him. From Vienna, Simon Keenlyside gives a telling performance in the title role, with the striking soprano Tamar Iveri as Tatyana.

Cast: Simon Keenlyside (Eugene Onegin); Tamar Iveri (Tatyana); Ramon Vargas (Lensky); Ain Anger (Prince Gremin); Nadia Krasteva (Olga); Aura Twarowska (Larina)

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