Eugene Onegin

With unbridled passion, devastating heartbreak and unspoken regret, Tatyana’s love is rejected by Onegin, who, a little too late, realizes his mistake. Don’t miss this unforgettable journey through longing, desire and the haunting question: What if?

This striking production, directed by Alessandro Talevi with sets and costumes by Gary McCann, gives full expression to the 19th century Russian literary classic by Alexander Pushkin, which inspired Tchaikovsky’s opera. Conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson in her company debut, the production also features the company debuts of Olga Kulchynska as Tatyana, Mattia Olivieri as Onegin, Peruvian tenor Iván Ayón-Rivas as Lensky and mezzo-soprano Lindsay Ammann in the role of Olga. Susan Graham performs the role of Larina.

Courtesy of The Santa Fe Opera

With this production being a remount of the 2019 performance, most design elements remained the same. However, the creative team expressed interest in adding a video element to a model dollhouse to enhance the moments in which it is highlighted. The house was used to create the illusion of the exterior in its relevant outdoor scenery. During moments such as the party in Act II, waltzing figures can be seen, as well as various different colors of glowing light throughout the piece.

The content was created by compositing several stock video assets into a large raster with multiple layers of shadow, with some animation tweaks, and then cropped into each display's feed.