26th October

Concert will begin at 17:00 hours GMT

Tchaikovsky's 'Eugene Onegin' with Bintner, Mkhitaryan, Avetisyan and Amereau from London

Tchaikovsky's 'Eugene Onegin' is an opera on a libretto organised by the composer and Konstantin Shilovsky, very closely follows certain passages in Alexander Pushkin's novel in verse. The story concerns a selfish hero who lives to regret his blasé rejection of a young woman's love and his careless incitement of a fatal duel with his best friend. Performers:

Eugene Onegin: Gordon Bintner.
Tatyana: Kristina Mkhitaryan.
Lensky: Liparit Avetisyan.
Olga: Avery Amereau.
Prince Gremin: Dmitry Belosselskiy.
Madame Larina: Alison Kettlewell.
Filipyevna: Rhonda Browne.
Monsieur Triquet: Christophe Mortagne.
Captain: Siphe Kwani.
Zaretsky: Jamie Woollard.
Peasant Singer: Timothy Parker-Langston.

Royal Opera Chorus. Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Conductor: Henrik Nánási.

Recorded.