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Theatre Royal

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Yevgeny Onegin – Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds

Date
Friday, 9 October 2026
Time
19:00
Duration
03:15
Venue
Leeds Grand Theatre
Address
100 Grey St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6BR, UK
City
Leeds
Organisation
Opera North
Language
Russian
Price range
22.50 £

About this event

Tatyana, a young woman living in the depths of the Russian countryside, falls hopelessly in love with Eugene Onegin, a dashing, cynical man of the world. Thinking her naïve, he casually rejects her. When, many years later, they meet again, Tatyana is married to another man and the toast of fashionable St Petersburg society. Too late Onegin realises that he loves Tatyana, with devastating consequences for them both. Tchaikovsky adapted Pushkin’s great verse novel for the stage and set it to music that displays his gift for unforgettable melody – particularly in Tatyana’s famous ‘Letter Scene’ – and his genius for dance in the rural revels and the Petersburg ball scenes. The result is a deeply affecting portrait of love, regret and missed chances. This new production, conducted by Opera North’s Music Director Garry Walker and directed by Opera Queensland’s Artistic Director Patrick Nolan, will bring out the timeless quality of this heartbreaking classic.

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