Pursuits
Bizarre ‘Eugene Onegin’; Crude ‘Traviata’: London Opera
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The hero and heroine of a new production of “Eugene Onegin” are split in two. It’s as painful as it sounds.
This is the first staging at Covent Garden by Kaspar Holten, who has been director of opera since autumn 2011. It’s a novel situation, since the job title refers to an administrative post. Holten actually happens to direct operas too.