Work Title
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Eugene Onegin
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Alternative. Title
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Евгений Онегин ; Yevgeny Onegin ; Evgenii Onegin
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Name Translations
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Евгений Онегин; Eugeni Oneguin; Evžen Oněgin; Eugen Onegin; Eugenio Onegin; Jevgeni Onegin; Eugène Onéguine; יבגני אונייגין; Anyegin; Եվգենի Օնեգին; Evgenij Onegin; エフゲニー・オネーギン; 예브게니 오네긴; Eugeniusz Oniegin; Yevgeny Onegin; Jevgenij Onjegin; Yevgeni Onegin; Євгеній Онєгін; 叶甫盖尼·奥涅金; Яўген Анегін; Evgenij Onjegin; Evgeny Onegin; ਯੇਵਗੇਨੀ ਓਨੇਗਿਨ; یوگنی آنگین; Eŭgeno Onegin; Evgheni Oneghin; Jevgenij Onjegin (opera); Eugenius Onegin (opera); Евгениј Онегин (опера); Ευγένιος Ονέγκιν (Όπερα); 尤金‧奧涅金; Eugeni Onegin (opera); Евгений Онегин (дуурь)
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Name Aliases
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Eugenio Oneguin; Евгений Онегин (опера); Jevgenij Oněgin; Eugen Oněgin; Jewgeni Onegin; Jevgeni Onegin (opera); エヴゲーニイ・オネーギン; 尤金·奧尼金; 葉夫根尼·奧涅金
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 185108109; LCCN: n80125201; GND: 300033214; SELIBR: 223043; BNF: 13910148m; NKC: aun2010573683
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Composer
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.24 ; TH 5 ; ČW 5
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 35
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts, 7 scenes:
Introduction
- Andante con moto (39 bars)
Act 1 (3 scenes):
- 1. Duet and Quartet. Andante con moto (83 bars)
- 2. Chorus and Peasants' Dance. Adagio—Moderato assai (98 bars)
- 3. Scene and Olga's Arioso. Andante—Andante mosso (67 bars)
- 4. Scene. Andante (54 bars)
- 5. Scene and Quartet. Moderato—Andante (61 bars)
- 6. Scene and Lensky's Arioso. Moderato (108 bars)
- 7. Closing Scene. Moderato (56 bars)
- 8. Introduction and Scene with Nurse. (184 bars)
- Andante mosso—Moderato
- 9. Letter Scene. (310 bars)
- Andante con moto–Allegro non troppo–Moderato assai quasi Andante
- 10. Scena and Duet. Moderato assai—Allegro moderato (189 bars)
- 11. Chorus of Maidens. Allegro moderato (102 bars)
- 12. Scene and Onegin's Aria. (140 bars)
- Moderato mosso—Andante non tanto—Andante non troppo
Act 2 (2 scenes):
- 13. Entr'acte and Waltz with Scene and Chorus. (449 bars)
- Andante non tanto—Tempo di Valse
- 14. Scene and Triquet's Couplets. Andantino (111 bars)
- 15. Mazurka and Scene. Tempo di Mazurka (187 bars)
- 16. Finale. Moderato assai—Andante (96 bars)
- 17. Introduction, Scena and Lensky's Aria.
- Andante—Andante quasi Adagio (126 bars)
- 18. Duel Scene. Allegro moderato (101 bars)
Act 3 (2 scenes)
- 19. Polonaise. Moderato. Tempo di Polacca (149 bars)
- 20. 'Scene. L'istesso tempo (28 bars)
- Ecossaise I. Allegro moderato—Allegro vivace (86 bars)
- 20a. Prince Gremin's Aria. Andante sostenuto (144 bars)
- 21. Scene and Onegin's Arioso. Moderato—Allegro moderato (74 bars)
- Ecossaise II. Allegro vivace (40 bars)
- 22. Closing Scene. Moderato (404 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1877-78, revised 1880, 1885, 1891
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First Performance.
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1879-03-29 in Moscow, Malyi Theatre
- Mariya Reiner (Larina)
Mariya Klimentova (Tatyana) Aleksandra Levitskaya (Olga) Zinaida Konshina (Filippyevna) Sergey Gilev (Onegin) Mikhail Medvedev (Lensky) Vasily Makhalov (Gremin/Captain) Dmitry Tarkhov (Zaretsky/Triquet) Nikolay Rubinstein (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1878, 1880-82, 1891 – Moscow: P. Jurgenson
- Vocal score, 249 pages. Plates 3302–3323. (1878)
- Piano solo, arr. Hubert. (1878)
- Full score, 357 pages. Plate 3901. (1880)
- Vocal score (2nd ed.), 249 pages. Plates 3302–3323. (1881)
- Chorus parts (1882)
- Full score (2nd ed.), 365 pages (1891)
- Parts (1891)
- Vocal score (new ed.), 245 pages. Plates 24050–24072. (1891)
- Piano solo (new ed.), arr. Hubert. (1891)
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Librettist
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Composer and Konstantin Shilovsky (1849–1893)
- after Aleksandr Pushkin (1799–1837)
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Language
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Russian
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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140 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, chorus, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Cast
- Ларина (Larina, mezzo-soprano)
Татьяна (Tatyana, soprano) Ольга (Olga, alto) Филиппьевна (Filippyevna, mezzo soprano) Евгений Онегин (Yevgeny Onegin, baritone) Ленский (Lensky, tenor) Князь Гремин (Prince Gremin, 1st bass) Ротный (Captain, 2nd bass) Зарецкий (Zaretsky, 2nd bass) Трике (Trique, 2nd tenor)
Mixed Chorus (SATB) Orchestra
- piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones timpani, harp, strings
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Related Works
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Pieces based on 'Eugene Onegin'
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External Links
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Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article Scores at Sheet Music Plus
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Extra Information
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Vocal score also arranged by Tchaikovsky, 1877–78
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