Onegin

Tha National Theatre

Premiere: 25th November 2000

Choreography: John Cranko
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Musical arrangements: Kurt-Heinz Stolze
Stage design and costumes: Elisabeth Dalton
Lights and artwork assistance: Steen Bjärke
Choreographer’s Assistant: Jane Bourne, Ivan Cavallari, Michaela Černá, Igor Žukov, Nelly Danko, Luboš Hajn
Conductor: Sergey Poluektov

Onegin: Jiří Kodym / Alexandre Katsapov / Filip Barankiewicz
Tatjana: Tereza Podařilová / Zuzana Susová / Ivanna Illyenko
Olga: Nikola Márová / Adéla Pollertová / Pavla Hrubešová
Lenskij: Michal Štípa / Michal Jurisa
Gremin: Radek Vrátil
Larina: Nelly Danko / Michaela Černá
Nanny: Jana Jodasová
Corps de ballet of the National Theatre, Orchestra of the National Theatre

The National Theatre Ballet is linking up to the tradition of staging ballets by the celebrated choreographer John Cranko, and Onegin is undoubtedly one of his paramount works. The ballet, based on A. S. Pushkin’s famous novel in verse, tells the story of a world-weary Russian aristocrat who spurns the love of the young girl Tatiana and gives preference to flirting with her sister Olga. A few years later, Onegin realises that he made a mistake – but now it is too late. Cranko’s famed ballet requires expressive dramatic performances, brilliant dance technique and a very deep sense of expression of individual characters. In addition to the beautiful lovesick pas de deux scenes of Onegin and the young Tatiana, the performance comprises impressive chorus dance scenes.

Running time: 2 hours 10 minutes