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    Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin: A Short Guide to a Great Opera
    Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin: A Short Guide to a Great Opera
    Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin: A Short Guide to a Great Opera
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    Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin: A Short Guide to a Great Opera

    By Michael Steen

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    The great Russian poet Pushkin's novel in verse tells the story of Tatyana, a love-struck country girl who unwisely wrote to the arrogant city-slicker Yevgeny Onegin professing her love. The tale resonated with Tchaikovsky when he found himself callously dismissing the suit of a student who similarly approached him out of the blue: within weeks, Tchaikovsky then married her! It was a disastrous decision; except that it inspired him to write his great opera. Onegin's future was different. Having shot his best friend, he returns to find that the naïve girl he rejected is now a great lady, married to a distinguished general. He is passionately in love, but it is too late. The opera includes Tatyana's emotional letter scene, as well the reckless and tragic duel, and the country house dance and the great ball in St Petersburg give Tchaikovsky the opportunity to provide us with some truly memorable dances such as the waltz, mazurka, and polonaise. Written by Michael Steen, author of the acclaimed The Lives and Times of the Great Composers, 'Short Guides to Great Operas' are concise, entertaining and easy to read books about opera. Each is an opera guide packed with useful information and informed opinion, helping to make you a truly knowledgeable opera-goer, and so maximising your enjoyment of a great musical experience.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIcon Books
    Release dateMay 31, 2012
    ISBN9781848314672
    Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin: A Short Guide to a Great Opera

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      Book preview

      Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin - Michael Steen

      Front coverTitle artwork

      Published in the UK in 2012 by Icon Books Ltd,

      Omnibus Business Centre, 29–41 North Road, London N7 9DP

      email: info@iconbooks.co.uk

      www.iconbooks.co.uk

      ISBN: 978-1-84831-467-2 (ePub format)

      ISBN: 978-1-84831-475-7 (Adobe ebook format)

      Text copyright © 2012 Michael Steen

      The author has asserted his moral rights.

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, or by any means, without prior permission in writing from the publisher.

      Typesetting by Marie Doherty

      CONTENTS

      Title page

      Copyright

      PREFACE

      USING THIS EBOOK

      A NOTE ON NAMES

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      TCHAIKOVSKY’S EUGENE ONEGIN

      THE OPERA AND ITS COMPOSER

      WHO’S WHO AND WHAT’S WHAT

      THE INTERVAL: TALKING POINTS

      Pushkin’s story

      Duels

      Boredom in Russia: the ‘superfluous man’ above

      The serfs below

      ACT BY ACT

      Act 1

      Act 2

      Act 3

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      Sources of quotes

      Other sources

      NOTES

      Short Guides to Great Operas

      PREFACE

      This guide is aimed at the ordinary opera-goer and opera-lover, usually a busy person who wants to know the essentials of the opera but has little time to grasp them.

      It provides key background information to Eugene Onegin, told engagingly by someone who knows the opera intimately.

      It is light, easy to read, and entertaining. Relevant information has been carefully selected to enhance your appreciation of Tchaikovsky’s work.

      It is authoritative, but not dense or academic. It is unburdened with the clutter that can easily be obtained elsewhere. It concentrates on information that it will help you to know in advance.

      Read quickly before going to the opera or listening to it at home, you will get the very best out of the performance and have a truly enjoyable experience.

      Opera can be a great social occasion. Being knowledgeable and well-informed, you’ll appreciate this magical art-form much more if you read this first.

      I hope you enjoy the opera!

      Michael Steen

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