Eugene Onegin: English National Opera Guide 38 (English National Opera Guides) - Softcover

Tchaikovsky

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071454146X ISBN 13: 9780714541464

Publisher: Oneworld Classics, 1988

Synopsis

English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original. This tender, lyrical and passionate story of unrequited love holds a special place in Russian hearts. Tatyana's Letter Scene and the Polonaise are two much-loved glories of the score; each Act is in fact tightly constructed around an antithesis of public and private scenes, and the dances are integral to the drama. The essence of both opera and poem is yearning, whether the artist's quest for his muse, or the lover for the beloved. Both poet and composer are true, in their quite different ways, to this theme. The essays included in this guide explore the subtle and unexpected relationship between the words and music in Tchaikovsky's intimate Lyrical Scenes after Pushkin.

About this title

About the Author

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era, who wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.

Language Notes

Text: English, Russian

Edition details

• Publisher: Oneworld Classics
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071454146X
• ISBN 13: 9780714541464
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 100
• Editor: John Nicholas