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Eugene Onegin

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sat 7 Nov 2026
Main Stage, Theatre Royal

EVENT INFORMATION

Evening: 7pm
Running time: 3hrs 15mins (including interval)
Need to know: PG, contains some adult themes including death and grief.

£20 new to opera tickets available
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Sung in Russian with English surtitles

This is a co-production with Irish National Opera and Opera Queensland.

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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Booking dates:
Friends Plus: Tue 21 Apr
Friends: Thu 23 Apr
Flexi Priority Pass, Groups & Schools: Tue 28 Apr
General: Thu 30 Apr

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