Eugene Onegin

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Eugene Onegin is an opera in 3 acts, composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

The original text

The libretto, organised by the composer himself, very closely follows certain passages in Alexander Pushkin's 1825–1832 novel in verse, retaining much of his poetry.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1966: Presented by CAPAB Opera.

1979: Presented by CAPAB Opera.

Sources

Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Stellenbosch.

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