DVD + Blu-Ray:
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Re-issue)

One of Dmitri Tcherniakov's most famous productions, with Mariusz Kwiecien in the title role, now and for the first time also available on Blu-ray.

Three romantic heroes each with a solitary destiny: Tatiana, a Romanesque young woman seeking absolution, Onegin, a distant dandy hiding emptiness under affected haughtiness, and Lenski, abandoned by his literary idol. Between these three, barren affections presage the inexorable social ruin.

All the resources of the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow are brought to bear to ensure this opera performance is exceptional evening of theatre and song: a vocal line-up of the highest order with notably the baritone Mariusz Kwiecien and the Bolshoi Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Alexander Vedernikov.

With a stage setting as sombre as it is effective - a great dining table appears in the middle of a salon - the director Dmitri Tcherniakov separates two different worlds and lends the drama a clarity rarely reached.

The exceptional quality of this production, and the great success encountered by its first edition on DVD, inevitably led to the remastering in high-definition of this program to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its original release. It is now and for the first time also available on Blu-ray.

Special feature: Onegin at the Palais Garnier (26 min)

English title Eugene Onegin
Original title Евгений Онегин
Genre Opera
Recording location Palais Garnier (Paris)
Recording date 2008
Duration 176 min (150 + 26)
Video format 16/9
Director Chloé Perlemuter
Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor Alexander Vedernikov
Orchestra / Band Orchestra and Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre
Stage Director Dmitri Tcherniakov
Soloist Mariusz Kwiecien
Soloist Tatiana Monogarova
Soloist Andrey Dunaev
Soloist Margarita Mamsirova
Soloist Anatolij Kotscherga