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I poured my heart out in that letter...

Eugene was simply irresistible. What could Tatiana do? She fell in love on the spot, and committed her deep feelings to a fateful letter. But who knew a duel would change their world? Inspired by Pushkin's great novel in verse, Tchaikovsky's gorgeous music brings the tragedy of the luckless lovers to life.
Learn more: attend pre-opera talks, one hour before each performance; free to all ticketholders.

    Saturday, September 26, 2009
    Tuesday, September 29, 2009
    Friday, October 2, 2009
    Sunday, October 4, 2009

All shows at the Benedum Center
Sung in Russian with English translations projected above the stage
Estimated performance time: 3 hours, including one intermission.

Read The Full Story
Cast and Artistic Team
Eugene Onegin Photos
Music from Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin Videos
Free Meet the Artists: Tuesday, September 29

Cast and Artistic Team

cast listed in order of vocal appearance

Tatiana: Anna Samuil+
Olga: Lindsay Ammann+*
Madame Larina: Susanne Mentzer
Filipyevna: Susan Shafer
Vladimir Lensky: Raymond Very+
Eugene Onegin: Dwayne Croft+
Monsieur Triquet: Joseph Frank
Zaretsky: Liam Moran*
Prince Gremin: Oren Gradus**

Anna Samuil has been called "a Tatiana par excellence;" Metropolitan Opera baritone Dwayne Croft captures our hearts as Onegin, and Met mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer brings a mother's real sympathy to the role of Madame Larina; Pittsburgher tenor Raymond Very is the ardent poet Lensky. Music Director Antony Walker conducts; Attack Theatre provides elegant dancing.

Conductor: Antony Walker
Stage Director: Sam Helfrich
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Librettist: Konstantin Shilovsky and adapted by Tchaikovsky
Set Designer: Neil Patel
Costume Designer: Isabella Bywater
Lighting Designer: Stevie Agnew
Hair & Makeup Designer: James Geier
Choreographers: Michele de la Reza and Peter Kope
Assistant Conductor: Glenn Lewis
Principal Coach: Glenn Lewis
Chorus Master: Mark Trawka
Accompanist: James Lesniak
Stage Manager: E. Reed Fisher
Assistant Stage Director: David Shouse+