The Royal Opera - Eugene Onegin Reviews
29 March 2024
Nicole Car (Tatyana)
Nicole Car (Tatyana), Dmitry Hvorostovsky (Eugene Onegin)
Diane Montague (Larina), Michael Fabiano (Lensky)
Nicole Car (Tatyana), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Gremin)
Dmitry Hvorostovsky (Eugene Onegin)

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Eugene Onegin

The Royal Opera


No. of reviews: 20

Too much reading
11 Jan 16 / The Critics' Circle
Nicole Car’s Tatyana was superb. Pity about Kasper Holten’s gimmicky production
7 Jan 16 / The Spectator
The role of Onegin is in Hvorostovsky's blood
4 Jan 16 / Classical Source
Striking but flawed production redeemed by superb performances
4 Jan 16 / Planet Hugill
Royal Opera’s revival of Eugene Onegin is musically enthralling, not least thanks to Dmitri Hvorostovsky in the title role
27 Dec 15 / The Observer
The real honours go to Semyon Bychkov in the pit
24 Dec 15 / The Jewish Chronicle
This first revival transforms something that first time around felt so problematic
23 Dec 15 / Music OMH
Australian soprano Nicole Car was a model of clarity, simplicity and emotion as Tatyana
23 Dec 15 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews
Power of memory and regret
22 Dec 15 / Evening Standard
Strong cast, but cumbersome production
22 Dec 15 / The Stage
Hero's welcome for exceptional Hvorostovsky
22 Dec 15 / The Guardian
Confusing Eugene Onegin with responsive orchestra under Bychkov at Covent Garden
22 Dec 15 / Seen and Heard
Eugene Onegin at Christmas is a beautifully evocative coupling – wintry, pallid, moody and intense
22 Dec 15 / Opera Britannia
Nicole Car triumphs as Tatyana in Covent Garden's polished Kasper Holten revival
22 Dec 15 / Limelight
Great singing saves Kasper Holten's misconceived production
22 Dec 15 / Independent
Powerful and enjoyable
21 Dec 15 / Telegraph
Tchaikovsky's romantic opera in an impeccably cast, brilliantly conducted revival
21 Dec 15 / What's on Stage
The star singer of this production is Dmitri Hvorostovsky
21 Dec 15 / A Younger Theatre
Great singing saves Kasper Holten's misconceived production
21 Dec 15 / Independent
Seeing double: Kasper Holten’s Eugene Onegin returns to Covent Garden
21 Dec 15 / Bachtrack
Production details
Cast
Montague, Car, Volkova, Wyn-Rogers, Hvorostovsky/Rucinski, Fabiano, Furlanetto/Sheratt, Fouchécourt, Shipley, Platt
(c) Bychkov (d) Holten
Performance dates
19, 22, 30 December 2015, 2, 4, 7 January 2016
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