Metropolitan Opera broadcast of April 19, 1997: Eugene Onegin

From: Opera News | Date: April 19, 1997| Author: Hamilton, David | Copyright information

THE STORY

ACT I. With her devoted servant Filippyevna, the widowed Mme. Larina sits making jam in the garden of her country estate. Her daughters, Olga and Tatyana, sing a love song that reminds the older women of days gone by ("Slykhali vy za roshei gas"). Peasants coming from the fields bring freshly cut hay for their mistress and celebrate the completion of the harvest with songs and dances ("Uzh kak po mostu mostochku"). Olga taunts Tatyana for failing to enjoy the festivities ("Y...

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