Eugene Onegin 1988Scottish Opera
Read more about the opera Eugene Onegin
Ceri Sherlock did an excellent job of directing what was by no means a routine revival of the excellent Pountney staging from 1979. The company lured Sergei Leiferkus back to sing his third role in Scotland, and most of the other performers relearned their parts in Russian for the occasion. Anthony Roden, at least, had sung Lensky that way back in 1971 with the Glyndebourne Tour. Anne Collins was making her debut with the company.
The stylishly simple black, white and silver programme cover introduced for the season was highly attractive, but the idea was not repeated.
Scottish Opera's Season 1987/88
The 1987/88 season of Scottish Opera featured ten main stage productions. Six of these were new: Aïda, Lulu, The Pearl Fishers, Così fan tutte , La bohème and Candide. The four revivals were Seraglio, La vie Parisienne, Eugene Onegin (sung in Russian for the first time) and Death in Venice.
Performance Cast
- Madame Larina a widowed landowner
- Tatyana Larina's elder daughter
- Olga Larina's younger daughter
- Filipyevna nurse to the sisters
- Vladimir Lensky a neighbour, engaged to Olga
- Eugene Onegin Lensky's friend
- Zaretsky a retired officer
- Monsieur Triquet a Frenchman, tutor to the sisters
- Trifon Petrovich a captain
- Prince Gremin a retired general
Production Cast
- Conductor
-
Alexander Gibson (Exc Apr 5, 9)
John Pryce-Jones (Apr 5, 9)
- Director
- Designer - Sets
- Designer - Costumes
- Lighting
- Associate Director
-
Paul Maloney (Assistant)
- Chorus
- Orchestra
Performance DatesEugene Onegin 1988
Theatre Royal, Glasgow | Glasgow
25 Feb, 19.15 27 Feb, 14.15 15 Mar, 19.15 17 Mar, 19.15 19 Mar, 19.15
His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen | Aberdeen
3 Mar, 19.15
Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh | Edinburgh
8 Mar, 19.15 12 Mar, 19.15
Theatre Royal, Newcastle | Newcastle-upon-Tyne
5 Apr, 19.15 9 Apr, 19.15