Performance Onegin. Performance Onegin Eugene Onegin at the Bolshoi Theater performance duration

The date: 17.02.2021

Ballet is just awful! How did the main theater of the country come to know that neither the ballet Onegin, nor the opera Eugene Onegin give an idea of \u200b\u200bthe real RUSSIAN Eugene Onegin ?!
Even ashamed in front of foreigners and our young generation. Such performances form the wrong idea of \u200b\u200bwhat is Russian, ours, dear.

Ballet Onegin is a foreigner's view of this story without trying to understand the characters and make a truly Russian ballet. Here Onegin is a cutesy dandy, wringing his hands and assuming unnatural postures. There are no complaints about the artists (Rodkin and Krysanova). I saw them in other works. They are true masters and artists. But what the choreographer came up with is just awful!

There is no music we are used to from the opera by Eugene Onegin, there is Tchaikovsky's different music, tugged in pieces and combined. For example, before Lensky's duel, instead of "Where, where, where have you gone ..." melancholic music "October" from "The Four Seasons" sounds. And on stage at this time Olga and Tatiana in gloomy dresses and black scarves right on the spot of the duel dissuade Lensky from shooting.

Thank God there are such educated people as Lantratov. He directly says in the video about ballet that this is not Russian ballet. But Ovcharenko, for example, believes that the Russian way of life and way of life is just well shown here ... This is how the young generation forms the opinion that there is Russian - in the opinion of a foreigner (bears, a hat with earflaps, a balalaika ...)
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In ballet, of course, the main thing is choreography. I absolutely did not like his language of movements and incomprehensible tossing of ballerinas as in figure skating. There is no smell of Russian dances here. I studied dancing at school and understand a little. There is nothing like the Russian movements. The peasants' dance is similar to the "Yablochko" sailor dance. And how these guys were dressed is a separate issue. On the bottom of them were voluminous breeches on the cuffs, more like the clothes of German burghers, and on top of them there were blouses in a large cage, for example, green. These colors reminded me of shirts from Uniqlo, but not a Russian folk costume.

How the men were dressed at the name day ball: a brown tailcoat, front to the waist, back almost to the knees and flesh-colored tights. It seemed that the men below were just naked.
Gremin was also wearing - a gray military uniform with gold epaulettes and light gray "tights". It looked awful!

In short, it is a ballet staged by a foreigner for foreigners. Moreover, it was put very superficially, by a person who did not even try to do something reliable and figure it out.

And huge questions to the leadership of the Bolshoi Theater: How could this mediocre ballet be brought to Russia on the main stage of the country? Spend a lot of budget money on this?
If ballet is warmly received in Europe, this does not mean that such a vision of a "real Russian" should be implanted in Russia.

“Eugene Onegin” has been staged at the Bolshoi Theater several times. The audience well remember the outstanding work of Dmitry Chernyakov. Over the 12 years of its history, it has been performed more than 150 times in Moscow and practically on all the leading stages of the world. However, this year it will still give way to a new production, which can be seen very soon.

"Eugene Onegin" returns to the stage of the Bolshoi Theater

The play was directed by the famous playwright, artistic director and founder of the Israeli theater "Gesher" Yevgeny Arie. Art director Semyon Pastukh and musical director, chief conductor of the Bolshoi Tugan Sokhiev worked with him on the legendary work.

Opera “Eugene Onegin. Lyrical Scenes "will be the most anticipated premiere of this theatrical season, because this work by Tchaikovsky is considered one of the most famous in the world. From the legendary novel, the brilliant composer took everything that was connected with the spiritual world, characters and personal fates of the heroes, calling his "brainchild" "lyrical scenes." It is not surprising that his music excites the audience so much, and the opera itself becomes close and understandable to everyone. Of course, the audience wants to know what the famous director saw in the Pushkin novel and the images of the main characters. Interest in the production is also aroused by the fact that it will become Arie's second opera work on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater. Not so long ago, he presented Weinberg's opera "The Idiot" to the audience, which the metropolitan audience really liked.

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Everything related to the new work, the creators of the play are still keeping secret. However, it is already possible with a high degree of confidence to assume that Yevgeny Arie will offer a completely different vision of a genius novel, while maintaining respect for the original source and all Russian literature in general. The brilliant performance of the opera actors of the Bolshoi Theater will also undoubtedly adorn the performance.

The premiere of the opera Eugene Onegin will take place at the end of the season - May 15, 2019. You can view the poster and check the number of free seats on our website. It is better to buy tickets for Eugene Onegin in advance. You can make an order yourself or by calling our operators.

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New reading of "Eugene Onegin" at the Bolshoi Theater. This is not an experiment for the sake of experiment. The opera is built like a dramatic performance and leaves a feeling of volume, semantic fullness, psychological accuracy in relationships, in creating an atmosphere.

The Bolshoi Theater invites adults and young spectators over 12 years old to the play in seven films "Eugene Onegin" based on the novel of the same name in verse by Alexander Pushkin.

Stage Conductor - Alexander Vedernikov

Stage Director - Dmitry Chernyakov

Set Designer - Dmitry Chernyakov

Costume Designer - Maria Danilova

Lighting Designer - Gleb Filshtinsky

Choirmaster-director - Valery Borisov

Duration - 3 hours 10 minutes

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ACTION I

Scene one
The twenties of the XIX century. Country estate of the Larins. Evening. Larina's daughters - Tatiana and Olga - sing the romance “Have you heard the voice of the night behind the grove, the singer of love, the singer of your sorrow? ..” Larina and the old nanny recall “years gone by”, the days of their youth. The peasants congratulate Larina on the end of the harvest. At the request of the lady, they sing songs, dance.
The nanny informs about the arrival of Olga's fiancé - Lensky. His neighbor Onegin came with him. “Tell me, who is Tatiana?” Onegin asks his friend. “Yes, the one who is sad and silent, like Svetlana,” Lensky replies. Onegin's sympathies are on Tatiana's side, he is surprised by the choice of a friend.
Pensive, dreamy Tatiana sees Onegin as the personification of her dream, her chosen one.
Looking after her beloved Tatyana, the nanny thinks: "Didn't she like this new master?"

Scene two
Tatiana's room. Night. Tatyana asks the nanny to tell her about her old years, but he doesn’t listen to her well: “I, you know, a nanny, am in love… leave me, go…” Tatyana decides to write a letter to Onegin - to confess her love: “I'm waiting for you! With a single word of hope of the heart, revive or interrupt a difficult dream, alas, with a well-deserved reproach. "
Morning comes, the shepherd's pipe is heard. Tatiana asks the nanny to send a letter to Onegin.

Scene three
Garden. The courtyard girls are picking berries. Tatiana runs in agitation: Onegin has arrived. What will he answer to her letter? Onegin did not consider the recognition of a young girl serious. His answer bears the character of a courteous, condescending morality: he is not inclined to family life and is not worthy of Tatyana's love. Depressed, Tatiana listens to him. "Learn to rule yourself, not everyone, as I understand, leads to misfortune!" - Onegin finishes his explanation.

ACTION II

Scene one
Ball at the Larins' house on Tatyana's name day. Lensky persuaded Onegin to come here. During the dance with Tatyana Onegin hears scathing remarks from the guests at his address and annoys Lensky, who brought him to the ball: "I will not forgive Vladimir this service, I will look after Olga, I will infuriate him with order." Onegin is kind with Olga. Insulted and upset, Lensky quarrels with Onegin and challenges him to a duel. "I was joking too casually," Onegin thinks, but according to the rules of the world I have to answer: "I am at your service."

Scene two
River bank, abandoned mill. Early morning. Lensky and his second Zaretsky are waiting for Onegin. Lensky is sad and thoughtful: "What is the coming day preparing for me?" All his thoughts with Olga: "I am waiting for you, a welcome friend, come, come, I am your spouse!" When Onegin arrives with his valet Guillot, his second, for a moment doubt takes possession of his recent friends: "Shouldn't we laugh before our hand is reddened, shouldn't we disperse amicably?" - "Not!" - they decide. Onegin shoots first. Lensky falls. “Killed,” says Zaretsky. Onegin is in despair.

ACTION III

Scene one

Ball in a wealthy St. Petersburg mansion. Onegin comes here after many years of wandering. Neither travel nor the noisy life of the big world can dispel its "eternal, weary anguish."
Excitement seizes Onegin only when he recognizes the beauty Tatiana who entered the hall. Onegin asks Prince Gremin about her, and he tells him that this is his wife. She made up the happiness of his whole life. Gremin introduces Onegin to Tatiana. The meeting with Onegin embarrassed her peace of mind, awakened distant memories. Onegin is confused: he feels that he is seized by love for Tatiana.

Scene two
House of the Gremins. Tatiana is in her room. In her hands is one of Onegin's letters with a declaration of love for her. Again, a feeling for him flared up in Tatyana's soul.
Tatiana, who came Onegin, asks excitedly: “Why are you chasing me now? Why do you have me in mind? Is it not because I have to appear in high society now? " Onegin assures her of the sincerity of his love. For a moment, Tatyana recalls her girlish dream: "Happiness was so possible, so close." She loves Onegin, but is now given to another ...
Onegin's hot pleas are in vain. Confused and destroyed by the power of her decision, he exclaims: "Shame, longing - oh my pitiful lot!"

The first scene in the Larins' house. Numerous household members, neighbors and others of the ilk are sitting at the table. They clatter with plates, chomp, hang their jackets on the backs of chairs. The lack of symmetry in the classic (!) Manor house cuts the eye. Windows and doors are located chaotically, I also hope that this will end my grumbling and I can happily listen, finally, to my beloved Pushkin. A disheveled blonde (!) Girl, as it turns out later, Tatiana, starts running around the stage. Their mother and Olga makes them sing for the guests, which they do, turning their backs to the forest, to the guests in front: that is, both sisters sang the first aria with their backs (!) To the audience. Then Lensky and Onegin appeared. Lensky is in a simple rumpled suit of our (!) Time, but that's nothing, because and other artists wore costumes from the Netman era, but not Pushkin's.
The second scene: Tatyana's letter to Onegin takes place in the same living room and, in the course of her mental throwing, she climbs onto the table (!) And runs across it. I was already afraid that the Kan-Kan affair would end.
The scene of the holiday was simply enchanting: Lensky was made a pea buffoon: he rode in a cap, made everyone laugh and amused, playing the role of a French visiting magician, angry, like, with Onegin and Olga's dance. The challenge to a duel took place in the same dining room in public, the guests mocked him to their hearts content and laughed loudly, not letting go out, snatching sheets of verses from his hands and scattering them, mama there publicly slapped Lensky a good slap in the face (!!! ) The unfortunate Lensky evoked not compassion, but rather disgusting pity.
Duel. Lensky left under the laughter of the audience in a sheepskin coat and earflaps a la lumberjack from "Girls". His famous "I love you Olga" took place in the same canteen under the friendly cleaning, sweeping of the servants, with a lot of mops and brooms around. Onegin appeared. The duel began in the same place and the only weapon was ... a hunting double-barreled gun (!) But what else can you take from the lumberjacks? I was afraid that Lensky would be killed with a mop, but they killed, nevertheless, by accident, however, from this same double-barreled gun at the moment of a stubborn struggle for it between him and Onegin with a full set of guests and the Larins themselves ...
INTERMISSION. I am glad that a lot of people have left, but we are somehow left.
Further, Onegin is in a brilliant society, where no one notices him and even the scurrying waiters around the audience once again chewing at the table. It’s a pity for Onegin, because he, poor fellow, then falls, then no one allows him to sit on a chair next to him and he finally has to bring himself a chair, and at the moment when he awkwardly worries tries to put something in his plate and pour wine, passing past the waiter throws a lobster on his head from behind ...: ((
"And who is this in the crimson beret?" Onegin asked. YES NOBODY! There was no crimson beret, but this whole room was unpleasantly crimson, strange, but the director did not have enough imagination to dress up the gentlemen in crimson jackets.
In the last scene, after squeezing and screwing up Tatyana, who left with her husband after all (otherwise I thought inadvertently that they would go straight to the bedroom), Onegin in front of them and from the completely amazed audience snatches out a toy pistol and tries to shoot them: )) ...

At the exit I wanted to shoot the director and others like him. So what kind of society did he portray? Pushkinskoe? And the goat understands that not. NEP? Rublevskoe? What did he mean and where did he see so much dirty trick?
For myself, I learned a good lesson from all this disgrace: Big and Good are not synonyms. But where are we going if we turn the most expensive into a dirty parody, if we allow such a mockery of our classics in general and of Alexander Sergeevich in particular? It's a shame. Out of shame, I did not know what to do with my eyes. there were many foreigners around, who watched THIS in the main theater in the very center of our country.