Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin, based on Pushkin’s verse novel of the same title, has come to represent Russian character and emotion at its most intense. When Michael Levine and I developed on our production for the Metropolitan Opera, we sought to find a poetic response to this most intensely subjective and emotive of operas.[READ MORE]

Ensemble Studio pianist & coach Stéphane Mayer gives you the rundown on what to listen for in Tchaikovsky's masterpiece, Eugene Onegin, including moving moments, impossibly catchy hooks, and all the great dance numbers.
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