Eugene Onegin 2002
A poignant story of love unfulfilled…
…features the epic sweep of music by Russia’s most romantic composer.
Synopsis
Act I
While the sisters Tatyana and Olga Larina sing a melancholy love song, Madame Larina reminisces with Filipyevna, the aged nurse. Peasants are heard singing, announcing the completion of the harvest. Down-to-earth Olga chides Tatyana for being a dreamer. Madame Larina remarks how pale Tatyana looks. Tatyana explains how she thrills to the stories of ill-fated lovers. Lensky, a neighboring landowner, arrives with his sophisticated friend, Eugene Onegin. Lensky courts Olga. Tatyana recognizes in Onegin the man whom she believes Fate has chosen for her.
Later that evening, Tatyana writes a long letter to Onegin, declaring her love for him and leaving herself to his mercy.
The next day, Onegin calls on Tatyana, coolly explains that he could never be happy married to her, and advises her to control her feelings in the future. He leaves the humiliated Tatyana behind.
Act II
At Tatyana’s “Name-Day” ball, some guests waltz while others gossip about Onegin. Hearing them, he becomes angry that Lensky brought him to this party and decides to make Lensky jealous. Onegin dances with the flirtatious Olga; when Lensky reproaches her, she brushes him aside and keeps dancing with Onegin.
Lensky becomes agitated and denounces Onegin in front of everyone. Onegin accepts Lensky’s challenge to a duel. The next morning, Lensky recounts his love for Olga. Lensky and Onegin question their resolve, but they cannot turn back from the duel. Onegin shoots Lensky dead.
Act III
Years later, after wandering abroad, Onegin has returned to St. Petersburg. He is bored at a party, despite the lively entertainment. Tatyana enters with her husband, the war hero Prince Gremin. Gremin ‘introduces’ Onegin to Tatyana and tells of their happy marriage.
Onegin is struck by Tatyana’s cultivated poise and beauty, and realizes to his surprise that he is in love with her. The next day, Onegin calls on Tatyana, whose feelings have been stirred by seeing him again. She discourages him, but admits that she loves him. Resolving to stay true to her husband, she flies from the room, leaving Onegin alone to despair.
Artists
Rod Gilfry
Baritone
Eugene Onegin (June 28 - July 3)
Rod Gilfry
Hometown: Etiwanda, CA
SFO Debut:
Oedipus, Oedipus, 1991
Past Seasons:
Don Alfonso, Così fan tutte, 2019
Music Master, Ariadne auf Naxos, 2018
Prospero, The Tempest, 2006
Eugene Onegin, Eugene Onegin, 2002 (June 28 – July 3)
Count Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro, 1995
Nicolai Janitzky
Baritone
Eugene Onegin (July 6 & 12)
Nicolai Janitzky
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Past Seasons:
Eugene Onegin, Eugene Onegin, 2002 (July 6 & 12)
Flora’s Servant, La traviata, 2002
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2002
Scott Hendricks
Baritone
Eugene Onegin (July 19- August 22)
Scott Hendricks
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
SFO Debut:
Ford, Falstaff, 2001
Past Seasons:
Robert Storch, Intermezzo, 2003
Eugene Onegin, Eugene Onegin, 2002 (July 19 – August 22)
Patricia Racette
Soprano
Tatyana
Patricia Racette
Hometown: Manchester, NH
SFO Debut:
Emmeline, Emmeline, 1996
Past Seasons:
Kostelnička Buryjovka, Jenůfa, 2019
Minnie, La Fanciulla del West, 2016
Leslie Crosbie, The Letter, 2009
Liù, Turandot, 2005 (August 2 – 27)
Amelia, Simon Boccanegra, 2004 (July 31 – August 28)
Kátya Kabanová, Kátya Kabanová, 2003
Tatyana, Eugene Onegin, 2002
Violetta, La traviata, 2002 (August 2)
Blanche de la Force, Dialogues of the Carmelites, 1999
Violetta, La traviata, 1997
Beth Clayton
Mezzo-soprano
Olga
Beth Clayton
Hometown: El Dorado, AR
SFO Debut:
Flora, La traviata, 1997
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1995
Past Seasons:
Carmen, Carmen, 2006 (August 23 & 26)
Olga, Eugene Onegin, 2002
Maddalena, Rigoletto, 2000
Fourth Element, Ashoka’s Dream, 1997
Kurt Streit
Tenor
Lensky
Kurt Streit
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
SFO Debut:
Tamino, The Magic Flute, 1993
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1984, 1985
Past Seasons:
Gabriel von Eisenstein, Die Fledermaus, 2017
Lensky, Eugene Onegin, 2002
First King, Die Liebe der Danae, 1985
Wounded Soldier 1/Assassin 1, We Come to the River, 1984
Judith Christin
Mezzo-soprano
Larina (June 28 - July 19)
Judith Christin
Hometown: Providence, RI
SFO Debut:
Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, 1982
Past Seasons:
Duchess of Krakenthorp, Daughter of the Regiment, 2015
Mrs. Herring, Albert Herring, 2010
Mrs. Sedley, Peter Grimes, 2005
Larina, Eugene Onegin, 2002 (June 28 -July 19)
Meg Page, Falstaff, 2001
Margret, Wozzeck, 2001
Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, 2000 (August 1 – 25)
Princess Bozena Cuddenstein zu Chlumetz, Countess Maritza, 1999
Mother Marie of the Incarnation, Dialogues of the Carmelites, 1999
Stage Door Keeper, A Dream Play, 1998
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1998
Adelaide von Waldner, Arabella, 1997
Despina, Così fan tutte, 1997
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1996
Baba the Turk, The Rake’s Progress, 1996
Princess Bozena Cuddenstein zu Chlumetz, Countess Maritza, 1995
Mrs. Gray, Modern Painters, 1995
Berta, The Barber of Seville, 1994
Fanny, Intermezzo, 1994
Second Lady, The Magic Flute, 1993
Third Player, The Protagonist, 1993
Despina, Così fan tutte, 1990
Mirza, Judith, 1990
Mrs. Chin/Housekeeper, A Night at the Chinese Opera, 1989
La Baronne, Chérubin, 1989
Despina, Così fan tutte, 1988
Rosa Sacchi, The Black Mask, 1988
Suzuki, Madame Butterfly, 1987
Carlotta, Die schweigsame Frau, 1987
Alkmene, Die Liebe Der Danae, 1985
Junon, Orpheus in the Underworld, 1985
Fidalma, Il matrimonio segreto, 1984
Second Lady, The Magic Flute, 1984
Junon, Orpheus in the Underworld, 1983
Mrs. Grose, The Turn of the Screw, 1983
Alkmene, Die Liebe Der Danae, 1982
Kathleen Clawson
Mezzo-soprano
Larina (July 30- August 22)
Kathleen Clawson
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
SFO Debut:
Mother Jeanne, Dialogues of the Carmelites, 1999
Past Seasons:
Larina, Eugene Onegin, 2002 (July 30 – August 22)
Susan Shafer
Mezzo-contralto
Filipyevna
Susan Shafer
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
SFO Debut:
First Maid, Elektra, 2000
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1983
Past Seasons:
Filipyevna, Eugene Onegin, 2002
Tim Willson
Tenor
Monsieur Triquet
Tim Willson
Hometown: Greeley, CO
SFO Debut:
Triquet, Eugene Onegin, 2002
Valerian Rumininsky
Bass-baritone
Prince Gremin (June 28-July 6)
Valerian Rumininsky
Hometown: Cheektowaga, NY
SFO Debut:
Prince Gremin, Eugene Onegin , 2002 (June 28 – July 6)
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1998
Past Seasons:
Doctor Grenvil, La traviata, 2002
First Soldier, Salome, 1998
Eric Halfvarson
Bass-baritone
Prince Gremin (July 12 -August 22)
Eric Halfvarson
Hometown: Aurora, IL
SFO Debut:
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1989
Past Seasons:
Prince Gremin, Eugene Onegin, 2002 (July 12 – August 22)
Doctor, Wozzeck, 2001
La Roche, Capriccio, 1993
Baron Ochs, Der Rosenkavalier, 1992
Morosus, Die schweigsame Frau, 1991
Branch Fields
Bass
Captain Petrovich
Branch Fields
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2002, 2003
Past Seasons:
Kuligin, Kátya Kabanová, 2003
Captain Petrovich, Eugene Onegin, 2002
Bert K. Johnson
Bass
Zaretsky
Bert K. Johnson
Hometown: Granbury, TX
Past Seasons:
Zaretsky, Eugene Onegin, 2002
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2001, 2002
Mauricio Trejo O'Reilly
Tenor
Monsieur Guillot
Mauricio Trejo O'Reilly
Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
Past Seasons:
Monsieur Guillot, Eugene Onegin, 2002
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2002
Alan Gilbert
Conductor
Alan Gilbert
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
Falstaff, 2001
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2006
The Tempest, 2006
Anniversary Arias Gala Concert, 2006
Turandot, 2005
Peter Grimes, 2005
Don Giovanni, 2004 (July 3 – 23, August 9 – 27)
Eugene Onegin, 2002
Jonathan Miller
Director
Jonathan Miller
Hometown: London, United Kingdom
SFO Debut:
The Magic Flute, 1998
Past Seasons:
Eugene Onegin, 2002
Falstaff, 2001
Ermione, 2000
Isabella Bywater
Scenic & Costume Designer
Isabella Bywater
Hometown: Stonegate, Sussex, United Kingdom
SFO Debut:
Ermione, 2000
Past Seasons:
Eugene Onegin, 2002
Duane Schuler
Lighting Designer
Duane Schuler
Hometown: Elkhart Lake, WI
2025 Season:
La bohème, The Marriage of Figaro
SFO Debut:
Madame Butterfly, 1996
Past Seasons:
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Carmen, 2022
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
Jenůfa, 2019
Candide, 2018
The Italian Girl in Algiers, 2018
Die Fledermaus, 2017
Don Pasquale, 2014
Fidelio, 2014
The Marriage of Figaro, 2013
La donna del Lago, 2013
La traviata, 2013
Tosca, 2012
Maometto II, 2012
King Roger, 2012
La traviata, 2009
The Letter, 2009
Alceste, 2009
Falstaff, 2008
The Marriage of Figaro, 2008
Così fan tutte, 2007
Platée, 2007
Carmen, 2006
Cinderella, 2006
Salome, 2006
The Tempest, 2006
Turandot, 2005
The Barber of Seville, 2005
Lucio Silla, 2005
Don Giovanni, 2004
Simon Boccanegra, 2004
Don Giovanni, 2004
La belle Hélène, 2003
Così fan tutte, 2003
Kátya Kabanová, 2003
Eugene Onegin, 2002
The Italian Girl in Algiers, 2002
Lucia di Lammermoor, 2001
Falstaff, 2001
Rigoletto, 2000
The Marriage of Figaro, 2000
Ermione, 2000
Countess Maritza, 1999
Carmen, 1999
Idomeneo, 1999
Madame Butterfly, 1998
The Magic Flute, 1998
La traviata, 1997
Semele, 1997
Pearl Potts
Choreographer
Pearl Potts
Hometown: Columbia, SC
SFO Debut:
The Beggar’s Opera, 2000
Past Seasons:
Eugene Onegin, 2002
H.M.S. Pinafore, 2001
Robert Wood
Chorus Master
Robert Wood
Hometown: Shaker Heights, OH
SFO Debut:
Simon Boccanegra, 2004
Past Seasons:
Don Giovanni, 2004
Beatrice and Benedict, 2004
La sonnambula, 2004
Eugene Onegin 2002
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