Eugene Onegin (opera)
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Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, is an opera in 3 acts, composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto, organised by the composer himself, very closely follows certain passages in Alexander Pushkin's 1825–1
Leonid Sobinov as Vladimir Lensky, 1898
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most popu
Eugene Onegin (opera)
…Russian: Евгений Онегин, romanized: Yevgény Onégin, IPA: ), Op. 24, is an opera (designated as "lyrical scenes") in 3 acts (7 scenes), composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto, organised by the composer himself, very closely follows certain passages in Alexander Pushkin's 1825–1832 novel in verse, retaining much…
Tchaikovsky, c. 1888
Tchaikovsky's birthplace in 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia, now a museum
The Tchaikovsky family in 1848. Left to right: Pyotr, Alexandra Andreyevna (mother), Alexandra (sister), Zinaida, Nikolai, Ippolit, Ilya Petrovich (father)
Tchaikovsky as a student at the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 1863